Female News Professionals in Local and National Broadcast News During the Buildup to the Iraq War

This study examines gender representation of news professionals within broadcast news. Using a gender model, the development of female news professionals is examined by looking at their relative representation across local and national news according to story length and type. Results show that the p...

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Published in:Journal of broadcasting & electronic media 2006-03, Vol.50 (1), p.78-94
Main Authors: Armstrong, Cory L., Wood, Michelle L. M., Nelson, Michelle R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadcasting coverage
Forecasts and trends
Iraq War-2003
Market trend/market analysis
News
Practice
Reporters
Social aspects
Television
United States
Women
Women in journalism
Women in the television industry
Women journalists
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Summary:This study examines gender representation of news professionals within broadcast news. Using a gender model, the development of female news professionals is examined by looking at their relative representation across local and national news according to story length and type. Results show that the proportion of females is higher in local news segments of both "hard" (including war) and "soft" news than within national news segments. Further, an interaction between perceived age of the newscaster and story length suggests that younger women are seen more often in shorter news segments than more seasoned female newscasters.
ISSN:0883-8151
1550-6878
DOI:10.1207/s15506878jobem5001_5