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August 31, 2012 06:50 AM
Don’t posit ‘what women think’ without quoting any
Coverage of Ann Romney's RNC speech said she connected with women, but no female voices in the stories verified the claim
In her column, Minority Reports, Jennifer Vanasco analyzes how the mainstream media covers social minorities. Immediately after Ann Romney’s speech to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, some major media outlets reported the GOP plan had worked: Ann Romney connected with women. Why did they think that was the case? A male Republican strategist told them so. Reuters, discussing Romney’s...
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