New York (CNN Business) A group of Democratic women leaders is calling out sexist coverage of female Democratic vice presidential contenders — and they're asking that newsrooms to do better. The letter was signed by roughly a dozen women, including leaders at the National Women's Law Center, Planned Parenthood, TimesUp, Supermajority and more. In the run-up to the selection, discussion and coverage of the women candidates have included sexist tropes, such as criticism of candidates' ambition and questions of electability. Errin Haines, editor-at-large for The 19th* who has covered the vice presidential contest, concurred. "We're all waiting to find out who Joe Biden is going to pick as his vice presidential running mate, but what is known are a couple of things," she told Stelter.

Source: CNN August 10, 2020 00:11 UTC