Abstract
A quasi-experiment (N = 676) manipulated the gender and race of physician sources in news about COVID-19 vaccinations. Results suggest no differences in perceived credibility across genders, but news featuring an African American or Latinx physician predicted higher reader engagement than news featuring a White physician. These findings address the effects of a source’s gender or race in health news and lend support for equal representation of women and racial minorities as expert sources.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 96-117 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Newspaper Research Journal |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 3 Dec 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2025 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- COVID-19
- credibility
- news engagement
- race
- sexism
- sources
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