By: Megan Gosch
In the Washington Post's article "California Supreme Court says backers can Defend Gay Marriage Measure in Legal Challenge," a co-worker of mine, Steph, found there to be equal coverage.
Steph is openly gay and closely follows the actions being taken towards legalizing gay marriage. She found that in this article there was an equal amount of coverage for both sides of the gay marriage issue but that is not necessarily always the case. She said that the an article will often only quote a representative or a lawyer from one side of the issue which makes it difficult for her to understand the context and everything that is being said about gay marriage.
Steph did not find that this article reinforced or went beyond any stereotypes about gay people or gay rights but did prevent stereotypes by even and accurate coverage of the issue.
Steph is a student that I work with at the University of Minnesota.
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