Diversity and Representation of Physicians During the COVID-19 News Cycle

JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Jan 1;181(1):124-127. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6285.

Authors

Alangoya Tezel¹, Kent A Griffith², Rochelle D Jones³, Reshma Jagsi^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
² Center for Cancer Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
³ Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study investigates the diversity of speakers who discussed COVID-19 and other content on cable news programs.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Economics
Expert Testimony / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infectious Disease Medicine
Internal Medicine
Interviews as Topic / statistics & numerical data*
Physicians / statistics & numerical data*
Physicians, Women / statistics & numerical data*
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Distribution
Television / statistics & numerical data*
United States