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Website: The New York Times
On The New York Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 3 p.m. EST on Feb. 16 was titled “As the Mainland Shivers, Hawaii Basks in Tourism’s Glow.” Its subject was the increased travel to Hawaii from the continental United States in recent months and potential reasons for the increase.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male – tourist visiting Hawaii
2. Male – tourist visiting Hawaii
3. female – president of marketing for a California-based tour operator
4. male – president of Hawaiian hotel chain
5. male – professor
6. male – vice president of brand management for Hawaii Tourism Authority
7. male – vice president for sales at a national hotel chain
8. male -meteorologist
9. male – president of a hotel consulting firm
10. male -tourist
11. female – tourist
Notes/analysis: The gender imbalance in this story is particularly striking because of the relatively high number of sources for a story of this length. A small accompanying photo appears to picture two women, although the shot does not show their faces.
Website: ProPublica
On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 3 p.m. EST on Feb. 16 was titled “The Reform for Disabled Borrowers that the Education Dept Refuses to Adopt.” Its subject was a follow-up to an investigation into the policies surrounding student loan repayments for the disabled.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. male – spokesman for department of education
2. male – educational consultant
3. female – lawyer
Notes/analysis: Because this story makes several references to previous quotes or stories, I only included the breakdown of newly included sources.
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