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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFemale voices in the media infographic. (Wow)
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The 4th Estate collects data from a sampling of news stories from US national print outlets, TV broadcast and radio transcripts covering the 2012 election. These stories are contextually analyzed and broken down by topic, sentiment and newsmaker. The data for this graphic includes quotes and statements from newsmakers who provide subjective insight. Statements from candidates are not counted. The 4th Estate's sister company, Global News Intelligence, provides similar proprietary services for government and Fortune 500 companies.
http://www.4thestate.net/female-voices-in-media-infographic/
spanone
(135,958 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)alfredo
(60,082 posts)SydneyBristow
(160 posts)although I agree women's voice are underrepresented in most areas of our society, 2012 election coverage is going to have skewed numbers towards men because there are two men running for president. And most elected representatives are men. And most church leaders are men. Not sure if they accounted for this, but when your voices are mostly men in general, your voices about women's issues are going to also be from mostly men.
Not that they should have much to say...
Syd
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)So I think they accounted for it already. Other than that I guess we don't know how solid the study is really.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,376 posts)also how many of them were "religious" authorities ...
alittlelark
(18,891 posts)yardwork
(61,821 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)live love laugh
(13,231 posts)RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)cliffordu
(30,994 posts)Fuck me with a ginsu.
horseshoecrab
(944 posts)BlueIris
(29,135 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,545 posts)southmost
(759 posts)ugh
MerryBlooms
(11,778 posts)Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)shcrane71
(1,721 posts)I always wonder how they feel about women's reproductive rights here in the US.
CrispyQ
(36,582 posts)That's basically what men are telling us when they say that.
Skittles
(153,321 posts)progress2k12nbynd
(221 posts)As a lurker in 2008, I was appalled at how so many were willing to marginalize them for political gain. Hopefully the Republicans went too far this year and this will create a whole new Democratic Underground.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)BumRushDaShow
(130,144 posts)You see who is running the show.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)Disturbing indeed.
ceile
(8,692 posts)klook
(12,174 posts)I wonder how much worse it is for other topics such as the military, the economy, climate change, international diplomacy, education, election reform, the judiciary, and on and on...
laconicsax
(14,860 posts)SalviaBlue
(2,918 posts)Another good reason not to listen to M$M.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)TNLib
(1,819 posts)but I really feel this country is really going down the drain when it comes to gender equality.