*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 2 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, August 3 was titled “Syria Sends In Tanks To Storm Center of Rebellious City.” Its subject was the ongoing violence in Hama over political protests.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male – professor
- unknown- unnamed opposition leader
- Male – Turkish deputy prime minister
- assumed Male – political activist
- Male – political activist
Website: ProPublica
On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 2 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, August 3 was titled “Our Sputtering Economy, By The Numbers.” Its subject was
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
none
Notes/analysis: This story used mostly information from other reports and publications. The photo accompanying the story pictured a male figure.
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