Stories covering 11 races for the U. S. Senate in 2006 overwhelmingly relied on male “horse race” and issue experts in the largest newspapers in each state. Female experts cited were more likely to first appear deeper in a story than were males.
A comparision of gubernatorial and U.S. Senate race coverage in eight states finds that gubernatorial races were reported in a more evenhanded manner, while coverage of U.S. Senate races reflected a Democratic Party media bias.
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