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Powell, Cheryl Riley – 1978
A recent study profiles the American journalist as young, male, white, educated, and coming from a solid middle- or upper-middle-class background. Women and minority groups are grossly underrepresented in the field of journalism. Other studies present parallels between the topics that are selected as newsworthy and the characteristics of those who…
Descriptors: Bias, Individual Characteristics, Information Dissemination, Journalism
