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Utah newspapers cover female candidates differently, new report shows

Researchers with the Utah Women and Leadership Project analyzed articles and commentary from 1995 to 2020 to see how the press covered female candidates running for office.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Gov. Olene Walker addresses a luncheon in the capitol rotunda in January 2008 about the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Walker received a disproportionate volume of reporting on her background and family life, according to a report released Thursday, July 1, 2021, by the Utah Women and Leadership Project analyzing how newspapers in the state cover female candidate running for office.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Utah Gov. Olene Walker addresses a luncheon in the capitol rotunda in January 2008 about the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund. Walker received a disproportionate volume of reporting on her background and family life, according to a report released Thursday, July 1, 2021, by the Utah Women and Leadership Project analyzing how newspapers in the state cover female candidate running for office.