The Florida Times-Union did not have a broad coverage of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. I found that whites were portrayed more than blacks, and both races were also portrayed in stereotypical stories as well. Men were more often discussed than females, and almost always in more dominate stories.
White males were mostly portrayed within sports and political stories. When portrayed in crime stories they were equally distributed between being the victim or criminal.
White Females were generally portrayed in family articles and philanthropic events. With October being breast cancer awareness month, there were several articles about the different events and fundraising taking place around the city. Overall white women were portrayed as domestic, warm-hearted people.
When African American’s were discussed in articles it was usually a negative story, relating to crime or unemployment. They were sometimes discussed in sports and other positive stories but overall were given a negative image.
Unfortunately, African American females were almost only portrayed in stories having to do with HIV/AIDS. There were no positive stories regarding these females, thus giving them an extremely insignificant image. The stories were written in a negative manner as well.
Within both the Florida Times-Union and the Metro, each group was portrayed as shown:
White Males: 37/40
White Females: 31/40
African American Males: 20/40
African American Females: 12/40
Other Minorities: 6/40
