How Are Older Adults Represented in News Images?: A Mixed-Methods Study of Visual Ageism and Stereotypes of Older Adults

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This research aims to analyze how news media visually represents older adults in a rapidly aging Korean society.
Analyzed online news images from major Korean newspapers over the year 2025.
Utilized machine learning-based image clustering combined with human coding for content analysis.
Examined 462,401 images, focusing on characteristics and stereotypes in a sample of 161 selected images.
Most images of older adults depicted them as healthy, active, and engaged in social roles.
Direct representations of older individuals occurred in active settings, emphasizing societal participation.
Representation of older adults as dependent or vulnerable was notably less frequent, suggesting a shift in media portrayal.

Mixed-methods study analyzes visual ageism and stereotypes in news images of older adults, indicating evolving representation.

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Jang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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