The role of race and gender as determinants of local TV news coverage

Abstract

This study compares the frequency and nature of appearances in the news for different racial or gender groups to test the theory that white women have been making progress at the expense of minorities. Findings based on local TV news coverage in a major market suggest that white women are not faring better than minorities. Rather, the interaction of race and gender reveals more about the frequency of appearance in the news than does either race or gender alone. Even so, despite changes wrought by minority and women's interest groups, being a white male remains the most significant advantage for representation in the news, just as it appears to be of an advantage in the world at large.

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