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Framing Gender on the Campaign Trail: Female Gubernatorial Candidates and the Press
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This article found that female voters were more likely to read about a female candidate's personal traits, such as her appearance or personality, than those of a male candidate, while male voters preferred reading about a male's stand or record on public policy issues.Abstract:
Daily newspaper reporters in 1998 treated female and male gubernatorial candidates equitably in terms of the quantity of coverage. However, newspaper readers were more likely to read about a female candidate's personal traits, such as her appearance or personality, than those of a male candidate. By contrast, they were more likely to read about a male candidate's stand or record on public policy issues than about a female candidate's. Some of these differences disappeared after examining campaigns individually. Results indicate that differences in coverage were due to stories written by male reporters who covered gubernatorial campaigns.read more
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Conceptual Issues in Framing Theory: A Systematic Examination of a Decade's Literature
TL;DR: The authors examined the framing literature from 93 peer-reviewed journals for a decade and found that framing studies have concentrated more on message design and unique frames and that there is a lack of research about production of frames and mixed frames.
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Have You Come a Long Way, Baby? Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Sexism in 2008 Campaign Coverage
Diana B. Carlin,Kelly L. Winfrey +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that there was a considerable amount of negative coverage of both candidates and that such coverage has potential to cast doubt on a woman's suitability to be commander-in-chief or in the wings.
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Framing of Sport Coverage Based on the Sex of Sports Writers: Female Journalists Counter the Traditional Gendering of Media Coverage
Edward M. Kian,Marie Hardin +1 more
TL;DR: This article examined the effects of the sex of sports writers on the framing of athletes in print-media coverage of intercollegiate men's and women's basketball tournaments and found that female writers more often framed female athletes for their athletic prowess while male writers were more likely to reinforce gender stereotypes by praising the athleticism of male athletes.
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Competent Enough, But Would You Vote for Her? Gender Stereotypes and Media Influences on Perceptions of Women Politicians
TL;DR: The authors examined the dual influence of gender stereotypes and types of media coverage in influencing public perceptions of women politicians and found that women politicians need to be vigilant in monitoring their media depictions, and that media focus on a woman politician's personality or ability impacted perceptions of her warmth/likability and competence.
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A High Bar or a Double Standard? Gender, Competence, and Information in Political Campaigns
TL;DR: This paper found that women seem to be influenced much more by information related to their competence than are evaluations of men, and that competence as portrayed by the composition of a candidate's facial features does not alter this relationship.