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Website: Seattle Times
On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 1 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, April 12, was titled “Seattle won’t get shuttle — but will get full-size simulator.” Its subject was news that Seattle’s Museum of Flight would not be getting a space shuttle but would get a full-fuselage shuttle trainer.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male, NASA administrator
2. Female, former astronaut who led effort
3. Female, U.S. senator
4. Male, U.S. representative
5. Female, Washington governor
6. Male, Museum of Flight president and CEO
Notes/analysis: This article had an even split of male and female sources.
Website: Seattle P-I
On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 1 p.m. (MST) Tuesday, April 12, was titled “Charges dropped against men accused in Ballard fight with off-duty Seattle officer.” Its subject was about prosecutors dropping charges against three males accused of fighting a male off-duty police officer. The men claim they saw a man “accosting” a woman and were moving to intervene while the officer said he was following and confronting a woman who had tried to steal his coat.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Detective (unknown)
2. Male, defense attorney
3. Female, U.S. attorney
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