A new study into the representation of women in media says news organizations should do more to include female perspectives. The first step to achieving that equity is for journalists to acknowledge that imbalance exists in newsrooms and news production, Luba Kassova, who authored the report, told VOA. The report, “The Missing Perspectives of Women in News” — commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — focused on India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Britain and the U.S.
ON MIGRATION | Change the Narrative, Change the World: The Power of Immigrant Representation on Television
Define American, with USC Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project, presents our third television impact study.
We looked at the portrayal of immigrant characters on 79 scripted television shows that aired between July 2020 and June 2022 and surveyed viewers on how four immigration storylines shaped their attitudes toward immigrants in the real world.
The findings? Immigrant representation on television has shifted in important ways — both positive and negative — since 2020.
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