Conflict and convergence: A study of intergroup bias and journalists.

摘要

A survey of 189 print and broadcast journalists (n = 189) assessed whether journalists possess characteristics of groups in an intergroup-bias dynamic. The study demonstrates that print and broadcast journalists show ingroup favoritism in rating their medium and their career choice. The participants also rated a convergence plan more positively when they perceived it to have been created by members of their ingroup as opposed to their outgroup. Additionally, journalists were more positive toward the group that created the plan if they perceived the group not to be comprised solely of outgroup members. They were also less positive toward the plan and the group that created it if the plan were to be implemented in their own newsroom. Implications for convergence and intergroup bias are discussed.