The Media Is Still Dominated By Men
A new report reveals a prominent gender bias in major broadcast, print, online, and wire outlets.
Male journalists make up 63% of bylines in print, Internet and wire news media, according to a recent report.Diversity in newsrooms is critical if media outlets want
to cover stories that reach and represent their audiences, but that’s
increasingly difficult with women earning only around 36% of bylines or
on-camera appearances.
But some news outlets are certainly doing better than
others. For instance, PBS and ABC have women as their primary anchors,
but regardless, the news is anchored by men 60% of the time. Just think
evening news.
“When media are overwhelmingly male (and still, alas, overwhelmingly
white), they just aren’t anywhere near as good as they could be,” said
Geneva Overholser, a Women’s Media Center board member.
In general, the research also found that women are more likely to cover
topics like lifestyle, culture and health, while men are more likely to
cover criminal justice, politics and tech.
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