Women for President: Media Bias in Nine Campaigns

摘要

Regardless of whether former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin runs for president in 2012, it is certain that she will be (and currently is) a major figure in media coverage of the campaigns. The media will deride her; support her; comment on her television shows, her clothing and makeup, her family, her intellect, and perhaps even her policies. What is less certain is the extent to which the media coverage of her or other women presidential candidates in 2012 is different than those of men candidates. Erika Falk's study provides the historical foundation for both how we can understand media coverage of women as presidential candidates, and what we might expect in future elections. Indeed, the author concludes, the media provide more coverage of men in presidential campaigns.