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Website: Seattle Times
- “Gates money, best minds put to work ‘reinventing’ toilet” – Seattle Times, 7/19/2011
On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:10 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, July 19, was titled “Gates money, best minds put to work ‘reinventing’ toilet.” Its subject was a new program by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at creating new sanitation innovations for the developing world.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, director of initiative
- Female, foundation co-chair
- Female, executive director of non-profit
Notes/analysis: The lead of the story only mentions Bill Gates, but the only photo with the story is a mug shot of Melinda Gates. Bill is not quoted, while she is.
Website: Seattle P-I
On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:10 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, July 19, was titled “State worker who stole, sold files sentenced.” Its subject was a less than two-year sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to selling confidential information.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, former worker (subject)
- Female, assistant U.S. attorney
- Female, defense attorney
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