Science news coverage shows bias for researchers with Anglo names:
An analysis of 223,587 news stories from 288 US media outlets found authors with East Asian and African names were mentioned or quoted about 15% less relative to those with Anglo names. The bias is there even after controlling for geographical location, corresponding author status, authorship position, affiliation rank, author prestige, research topics, journal impact and story length.
Our story on NPR:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/19/1245621185/scientists-mentioned-news-media-bias-disparity-anglo-asian-african-names
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