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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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Did You Find White Men in the News?

CNN's John Sutter conducted a series of experiments to find out why there are so many white men in the news. He found that when he looked at New York Times expert sources, they were mostly male. The researchers say it could be down to time pressure or implicit gender bias. They hope their findings will help journalists better understand what makes up an "expert source"

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