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Media Coverage of Female and Male Candidates

Lindsey Meeks (2013b) highlights that the 2008 presidential electionwas a significant milestone for women. The New York Times gave malecandidates more coverage than female candidates. Hillary Clinton won apresidential primary, and Sarah Palin was the first woman nominated asvice-president by the Republican Party. However, the New York Timesfocused more on Clinton and Palin’s attire and…

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Persuasion

Reading the two sides of the stories always helps me to have a better understanding of an issue. In this particular case, I was hooked by the title “Beyond the Cloister” over “Learning to Lose”; Robert Lehrman explains that it is more persuasive to use knowledge to advocate a position, instead of the other headline…