The year of the missing woman: an analysis of women as sources and subjects in 2018 midterm campaign coverage by Texas newspapers

In light of the historic gains made by women in the 2018 midterm elections-both as candidates and as newly elected officials-an updated assessment of gender parity in campaign coverage is warranted. The results of an empirical discourse analysis show that despite record numbers of women serving in b...

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Published inFeminist media studies Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 3924 - 3941
Main Author Park-Ozee, Dakota
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 17.11.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
campaign reporting
Candidates
discourse
Discourse analysis
Elections
Empirical analysis
Gender
Journalism
Journalists
Legislatures
midterm elections
Newsrooms
Political campaigns
Public officials
Women
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Summary:In light of the historic gains made by women in the 2018 midterm elections-both as candidates and as newly elected officials-an updated assessment of gender parity in campaign coverage is warranted. The results of an empirical discourse analysis show that despite record numbers of women serving in both the United States House of Representatives and Senate, men as candidates, journalists, and quoted sources dominate the reporting landscape. The results foreground a neglect of women as candidates for office and of women as quoted sources in the discussion of political campaigns, regardless of reporter gender. Women's voices and candidacies do not survive in political reporting, even when the reporter is a woman. These results may be due to both structural biases in the political arena writ large-mirrored by press organizations-and gendered practices in the newsroom.
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ISSN:1468-0777
1471-5902
DOI:10.1080/14680777.2022.2149594