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“A female offender’s race/ethnicity was the strongest predictor of a [news] story’s overall tone… Stories about white female offenders were more likely to have neutral or favorable tones than stories about minority female offenders."

What’s the Story? The Impact of Race/Ethnicity on Crime Story Tone for Female Offenders
Perceptions of Female Offenders
(Brenda L. Russell, ed.), pp. 47–75,
2013
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