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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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Ekela Connell: Who reporters choose as the expert sources for their stories has a lot of implications. Joining me today is Dr. Katie Searles, an associate professor of political communication at Louisiana State University. She's also one of the authors of constructing political expertise in the news. We'll talk about what types of political experts are most likely to be on a journalist roster of expert sources.

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