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A content analysis of 20 episodes of CCTV News during a period of six months shows that women are treated discriminately in television news in China. Although women are predominately used as reporters in the newscast, female correspondents are segregated in story assignments. They are less likely than males to be assigned to cover "harder" news. Men are more likely than women to be quoted as expert sources. There is no significant difference between male and female reporters in their selection of men or women sources. It is widely noticed that women are excluded from news media. If they do appear, they tend to be portrayed in stereotypes. In the last several decades there has been an increase in the number of female media professionals entering the newsroom. This increase, however, does not translate to increased power in the media workplace. A plethora of studies have been done on women's presence in television news in the United States and other countries but few have studied the situation in China. This study assesses how women are treated in television news in China and whether gender-related differences are manifested in news content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]