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University in Bochum: Minority Dilemma in Media Reports
December 02, 2025
BOCHUM, Germany, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release:

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The Minority Dilemma in Media Reports

A cognitive principle leads to the frequent mention of minority group membership in media reports. Because news is often negative, this distorts public perceptions of minority groups.

In media coverage, individuals' membership in minority groups, such as their country of origin, is often explicitly men . . .

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