#JournalismStudiesSoWhite: Evidence of epistemological bias and gatekeeping of scholars of color in journalism studies

Danielle K. Brown, Miya Williams Fayne, School of Journalism, Michigan State University, East Lansing, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism

Published online on July 03, 2026

Abstract

Journalism, Ahead of Print.
White, Western, and men-centered positionalities are well established in academia, but the scope of this influence and the mechanisms that help maintain it are underexplored in subdisciplines like journalism studies. Our two-part study assesses the ...