News Selection Patterns as a Function of Race: The Discerning Minority and the Indiscriminating Majority

Knobloch‐Westerwick, Silvia; Appiah, Osei; Alter, Scott M.

doi:10.1080/15213260802178542

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“…Similar research confirms that low -status groups discriminate against relevant out-groups more than do high-status group members (Appiah, Knobloch-Westerwick, & Alter, 2013;Bettencourt et al, 2001;Brewer, 1979). In support, a number of studies across a variety of contexts reveal that majority/non-stigmatized group members show no in-group bias whereas minority/stigmatized group members show an in-group favorability bias (e.g., Knobloch-Westerwick, Appiah, & Alter, 2008). These findings are not surprising given in-group preference and out-group discrimination are more likely to occur when people highly identify with their in-group and the in-group holds significant importance in defining their self-concept (Lewis & Sherman, 2010;Vanhoomissen & Van Overwalle, 2010).…”

Section: Social Identity Theory and In-group Preferencementioning

confidence: 94%

Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice: Do Female Stereotypes Supersede In-group Favoritism Among Men When Evaluating Female Criminal Suspects in News Stories?

Appiah¹,

Holt²,

Dale³

et al. 2017

JMC

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Some scholars argue that stereotypes of women as docile and non-violent result in women receiving leniency from the public compared to men who commit identical crimes. However, others assert that women who commit violent crimes violate traditional gender roles, which can lead the public to evaluate them more harshly than their male counterparts. M ore than 900 adults read news stories about either a woman abusing a man or a man abusing a woman before evaluating the criminal suspect. Female participants showed in-group favoritism towards criminal suspects that matched their gender. Conversely, male participants did not show a preference for their in-group.Overall, both male and female participants were more likely to believe the crime was justified, have more sympathy for the criminal suspect, assign less jail time, and have a more positive attitude towards the suspect when the criminal suspect was female vis-à-vis male. These findings were more pronounced when there was a non-fatal crime compared to a crime involving a fatality. Chivalry hypothesis and social identity theory are discussed.

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Section: Social Identity Theory and In-group Preferencementioning

confidence: 94%

Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice: Do Female Stereotypes Supersede In-group Favoritism Among Men When Evaluating Female Criminal Suspects in News Stories?

Appiah¹,

Holt²,

Dale³

et al. 2017

JMC

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“…Much recent work has extended the definition (e.g., Knobloch-Westerwick, Appiah, & Alter, 2008;Knobloch-Westerwick & Romero, 2011;Zillmann & Bryant, 1985). Today, this term usually refers to the idea that individuals' choices of media messages and their exposure time allocations are typically not proportionate to message provision and instead reflect preferences for certain content and avoidance of others.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…We have also examined the impact of health message features on selective exposure to health news messages (Hastall & Knobloch-Westerwick, in press; Knobloch-Westerwick & Sarge, in press). Other studies have focused on the origins of gender-specific news preferences (Knobloch-Westerwick & Alter, 2007;Knobloch-Westerwick, Brück, & Hastall, 2006), selective exposure to attitude-consistent and counter-attitudinal political information (Knobloch-Westerwick & Meng, 2009) and selective exposure as a function of race (Knobloch-Westerwick et al, 2008), life dissatisfaction (Knobloch-Westerwick, Hastall, & Rossmann, 2009), and social comparison considerations .…”

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Caught in the Act: Measuring Selective Exposure to Experimental Online Stimuli

Hastall

Knobloch‐Westerwick

2013

Communication Methods and Measures

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“…Some scholarship reflects the view that African-Americans evaluate the black press more positively than they do the daily general audience alternative 32. Additionally, studies using unobtrusive measures of online news selection show that blacks pay significantly more attention to the race of news story subjects than do whites and that they are more likely to seek out stories if the main character is black 33. This line of research suggests that black newspaper content would appeal to blacks because it resonates with black self-identity.…”

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confidence: 99%

Readers Use Black Newspapers for Health/Cancer Information

Len‐Ríos¹,

Cohen²,

Caburnay³

2010

Newspaper Research Journal

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A national survey of readers of black newspapers shows that whether readers depend on black newspapers for cancer and health information depends on their black newspaper use, black selfidentity and general media dependency.According to the 2009 Bacon's Media Directory, 1 there are 211 U.S. African-American daily and community newspapers-slightly fewer than the figure of 237 reported in the 2006 directory. While the newspaper industry as a whole is suffering declines in circulation, those who study the black press have asserted that "the continuing desire for an alternative minority press reveals both the unmet promise of media diversity trumpeted in the 1960s and the ever present yearning by distinct groups to assert their unfiltered voices in the marketplace of ideas." 2 They contend that even with increased inclusion in general audience media, black newspapers deliver a product that cannot be equaled by the mainstream press. 3 African-American publishers and editors agree and believe that their newspapers provide niche content. 4 Researchers have conducted few surveys specifically on the attitudes and media use behaviors of African-American newspaper audiences. Existing research appears to back the assertion of black newspapers, illustrating that black newspaper audiences use black newspapers to augment their use of general audience (or "mainstream") media. The benefits to black newspaper readers include perspectives and news topics not included elsewhere. 5 Furthermore, research indicates that health information in black newspapers may promote positive health behaviors, 6 but, to our knowledge, no study has systematically looked at individual factors associated with black newspaper readership and dependence on black newspapers for health and cancer news.This study examines individual characteristics of black newspaper readers and their general audience media use to gain an understanding of how reading black newspapers fits into their media consumption habits for health information. The results of this study fill a gap in the academic literature by looking more deeply at an understudied population and by extending our understanding of media dependency for health news by African-Americans who disproportionately experience health disparities. Moreover, it will provide black newspaper management with information about their audiences and will guide health communication researchers who use African-American media in their health interventions. Literature ReviewOne of the goals of the National Cancer Institute's 2006 cancer research plan was to overcome health disparities. 7 Race and ethnicity have long been factors tied to health disparities. 8 Americans-cancer is detected at later stages, may be more aggressive and doctors offer African-Americans fewer treatment options. 9 In addition, recent studies suggest that early screening is not necessarily the only explanation for these disparities. 10 While there are myriad factors associated with late diagnosis, two important factors are a person's education lev...

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News Selection Patterns as a Function of Race: The Discerning Minority and the Indiscriminating Majority

Cited by 63 publications

References 38 publications

Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice: Do Female Stereotypes Supersede In-group Favoritism Among Men When Evaluating Female Criminal Suspects in News Stories?

Sugar and Spice, and Everything Nice: Do Female Stereotypes Supersede In-group Favoritism Among Men When Evaluating Female Criminal Suspects in News Stories?

Caught in the Act: Measuring Selective Exposure to Experimental Online Stimuli

Readers Use Black Newspapers for Health/Cancer Information

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