Explaining the Feminization of Statehouse Reporting in One American State
A Field Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Hansen (0009-0008-1706-471X, corresponding author), Russell W Hansen (0000-0001-5044-5815, University of Washington, corresponding author), Meagan E Doll (0000-0002-9543-3559, University of Minnesota), Patricia Moy (0000-0003-1241-7420, University of Washington), Matthew Powers (0000-0003-1430-8703, University of Washington) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2025.2554244 |
| OpenAlex | W4414068488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
The talent and diversity challenge is much more pronounced at local/regional newsrooms, so the big brands could learn from (some) smaller players about innovative approaches to address the issue. Active recruitment schemes and different recruiting procedures will be a must for newsrooms.The "fishing from the top of the pile" approach needs to be retired.It is also not enough to "widen the pool of applicants" if structural forms of discrimination persist. Innovative approaches to role and job sharing will be needed to accommodate greater demands for work flexibility. The profession is getting more feminised.But an eye needs to be kept on the gender imbalance at all leadership levels. Diverse newsrooms are key to gaining the trust of different audiences.They not only make for more diverse content and better access to sources and communities, but also support the development of storytelling formats that address audiences in their "language".Newsrooms should strive to quantify this effect to buttress their argument for diversity. Diversity is not a "nice to have".Without a real and genuine commitment to greater diversity in order to better represent the societies they operate in and give underrepresented communities a voice, diversity efforts are doomed to fail.Likewise, without addressing underlying issues of discrimination, sexism and racism in newsrooms, diversity efforts are likely to stall
Argument (complex analysis · Diversity (politics · Feminization (sociology · Field (mathematics · Gender diversity · Order (exchange · Racism · Storytelling · Gender Politics and Representation
Job Queues, Gender Queues
The field of cultural production
Gender Differences in Political Media Coverage
Les portes fermées du journalisme
Le journalisme au prisme du genre
Bourdieu and the Journalistic Field
Testing the Connection Between Tertiary Journalism Education and the Rising Number of Female Journalists
Failed Theories
Are women journalists in leadership changing work conditions and newsroom culture
Why be a journalist? US students’ motivations and role conceptions in the new age of journalism
What Is Field Theory
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |