Gender, Race, and the News: Enduring Bias

Abstract

News studies that have looked at gender or race within the context of representation, news work, and audiences indicate that little has changed since earlier research found that the news perpetuates stereotypes of women and people of color, and that women news workers and journalists of color face discrimination and bias in their newsrooms. The race and gender of audiences also impacts their perceptions and selection of news, with crime news, in particular, related to increased bias among White viewers against African Americans because of their prevalence in crime news. In addition, the findings of mainstream research that focuses on race in the news, but does not address gender are generally inaccurate when applied to women. While mainstream research involving the representation of African Americans has largely concluded that they are overrepresented as criminals and their portrayal reflects modern racism, intersectional research has found that that this is not the case for African American women. Intersectional studies that include gender as well as race and other aspects of social location and identity appear to be more accurate and inclusive in their findings.

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