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Feature
"Why Journalism Has A Gender Problem"
by Corinne Segal
The journalism industry is severely lacking in leadership by women and racial minorities, according to the Nieman Reports story published Wednesday.
This year’s census by the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), which looked at diversity at print newspapers, shows women accounting for 35.4 percent of supervisors. This barely marks an increase from 1999, when women made up 33.8 percent of supervisors. Women run three out of the 25 biggest U.S. titles and one of the top 25 international titles. They make up 37.2 percent of overall newspaper employees, a whole three-tenths of a percent increase from 1999. Racial minorities fare even worse, comprising 13 percent of overall employees.
In broadcast newsrooms, women make up 31 percent of news directors and 20 percent of general managers, according to a 2014 survey by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The fewest female leaders appear in radio, where they account for 23 percent of news directors and 18 percent of general managers.
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Question
Use the article to answer the question.
How does the central idea of the article emerge?
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Responses
The first three paragraphs lead up to it.
The first three paragraphs lead up to it.
It is stated directly in the final paragraph.
It is stated directly in the final paragraph.
It is stated directly in the first paragraph.
It is stated directly in the first paragraph.
The text leaves it totally up to reader interpretation.
1 answer
The central idea of the article emerges through the accumulation of evidence and statistics presented throughout the text. Therefore, the best response is:
The first three paragraphs lead up to it.
This option accurately reflects how the article builds its argument regarding the lack of diversity in journalism through the introductory statistics and context before reinforcing the central idea.
