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558. How come political experts in the news tend to be white and male?

It's All Journalism

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Is There a Bias Set of Preferences?

Sally Kohn: We recognize that we need to be more in diverse. But it's the story is more complicated, right? She says there are not enough women and nonwhite scholars in the academy. That imbalances translate into source expertise because journalists request experts at similar rates, she says.Kohn: The information environment for women and people of color is hostile. And that's something that journalists also can't control, right?

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