Press Coverage of Mayoral Candidates
The Role of Gender in News Reporting and Campaign Issue Speech
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7972073 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lonna Rae Atkeson (0000-0002-5388-7325, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque), Timothy B Krebs (0000-0002-3310-1647, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-252 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912907308098 |
| OpenAlex | W2012062686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 49 |
Some research on gender bias in news coverage of political campaigns indicates that the media portray male and female candidates differently. Research to date, however, has focused only on elections to national or statewide offices, where confounding variables such as party, incumbency, and competitiveness are present. The authors resolve this problem by focusing their analysis of media campaign coverage on nonpartisan, open-seat, and competitive mayoral races. The authors' content analysis of press coverage in six mayoral elections suggests that press coverage is not biased in favor of male candidates. The authors, however, find that the presence of a woman on the ballot expands the range of issue coverage in local campaigns in ways favorable to perceived strengths of female candidates
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |