This article examines differences in news coverage of female candidates using a media sociology framework that examines the interplay between organizational, routine, and individual levels of influence. The analyses find that national and local newspapers are more likely to write about the political qualifications of female candidates relative to male candidates, and female journalists at local newspapers are most likely to write about women’s political qualifications. Female candidates receive more feminine stereotypic coverage across newspapers, especially in all-women elections. These results uncover important differences across media organizations that affect how female candidates develop their campaign strategies and voter decision-making.

本文使用媒体社会学框架来检验女性候选人的新闻报道差异，该框架检验了组织、常规和个人影响力水平之间的相互作用。分析发现，相对于男性候选人，全国性和地方性报纸更可能报道女性候选人的政治资格，而地方报纸的女记者最有可能报道女性的政治资格。女性候选人在报纸上获得了更多女性刻板印象的报道，尤其是在全女性选举中。这些结果揭示了影响女性候选人如何制定竞选策略和选民决策的媒体组织之间的重要差异。