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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 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, July 6 was titled “Better Lives For Mexicans Cut Allure of Going North.” Its subject was a decline in immigrants crossing the Mexican border.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Authors: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male – Mexican student
- Male – director of migration project organization
- Male – economist
- Male – director of consular affairs
- Male – student’s father
- Male – student’s brother
- Male – teacher
- Male – demographer
- Male – Mexican government worker
- Female – volunteer
- Male – student’s brother
- unknown- state department official
- Male – demographer
Website: ProPublica
On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, July 6 was titled “Casey Anthony Trial Shows the Limits of Forensic Science in Proving How a Child Died.” Its subject was the recent not guilty verdict in a child’s murder case and the evidence presented, or not presented, in the trial.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Authors: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female – medical examiner (as quoted from autopsy report)
- Male – forensic chemist (as quoted from trial testimony)
- Male – forensic pathologist (as quoted from trial testimony)
- Male – state attorney (as quoted by Reuters)
Notes/analysis: This story used mostly legal documents, filings and past reporting for its information.
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