COLUMBIA — Sarah Palin's hairdo, Barack Obama's middle name and Hillary Clinton's cleavage. All these topics of conversation make up memories of the 2008 presidential election, but how were they planted in Americans' heads in the first place? The answer, according to media critic Jennifer Pozner, is the racist and sexist undertones running through corporate media.
Media analyst sees racism, sexism in election coverage
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | 10:57 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:13 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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