*Gender Checks are quick examinations of gender representation in individual news articles for the purpose of discovering trends over time. Click here to read more.
Website: The New York Times
On The New York Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, April 20 was titled “Ohio County Losing Its Young to Painkillers’ Grip.” Its subject was a former industrial town that has been hit with deaths due to drug overdoses.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male – state governor (from public statement)
2. Male – police chief
3. Female – nurse
4. Male – father
5. Female – mother
6. Male – counselor
7. Female – mother
8. Male – state assemblyman
9. Female – spokeswoman for the governor
Notes/analysis: The photo accompanying the story pictured three victims of drug overdosing, all male.
Website: ProPublica
On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, April 20 was titled “Fracking Chemicals Cited in Congressional Report Stay Underground.” Its subject was the injection of chemicals into the ground by gas drillers.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Female – policy analyst (from an earlier ProPublica story)
2. Male – spokesman (from an email)
Notes/Analysis: Most of this story came from the Congressional report as well as former coverage of the topic by ProPublica.
The Gender Report 