The producer, Ms. Mary Mapes, had been found in contempt of court and ordered to report to jail. Prosecutors want to compare the transcript with other statements made by Mr. Berry during the investigation. A study of newspaper coverage of political races in 1998 reports that bias exists in the coverage of female candidates. The study showd that reporters focused more on the personal characteristics of female candidates than their male opponents and gave more attention to the views of men on the issues. Journalists often include a female candidate's age, marital status, and the number of children she has than they do for male candidates.
Reporters also describe the personality and appearance of women more frequently than men.
Male candidates were more often quoted directly when discussing an issue than women, and their positions on issues were hilighted more often as well. Web Links for Media Under Fire Columbia Journalism Review presented by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism looks at criticism of media coverage. MacNeil-Lehrer Productions' Newshour Online provides news and discussion of the media. The web site for the Newseum in Arlington, Va. has information about the news media, its history, philosophy, and problems. The American Journalism Review is a magazine that reports on and critiques the news media.