The Minority Dilemma in Communication: Why Minority Labels Are Overrepresented in News Coverage
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Published online on December 01, 2025
Abstract
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Minority group membership is often explicitly mentioned in news reports, while majority membership is unstated. This results in an overrepresentation of minority labels in negative contexts (e.g., crime reports). While this may reflect motivated biases to ...
Minority group membership is often explicitly mentioned in news reports, while majority membership is unstated. This results in an overrepresentation of minority labels in negative contexts (e.g., crime reports). While this may reflect motivated biases to ...