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Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch(stltoday.com)
On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:30 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Aug. 18, was titled “St. Charles house fire claims fourth victim, an 8-year-old boy.” Its subject was deaths in a house fire that killed all but an 11-year-old son in a family of five.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female, spokeswoman for hospital
- Female, spokeswoman for hospital (different than first)
- Male, fire captain
Website: St. Louis Beacon
- St. Louis Beacon, 8/18/2011
On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:30 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Aug. 18, was titled “Del Taco developer to prepare designs for restoration.” Its subject was efforts to restore a “flying saucer” building.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male (intern)
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, developer and owner of the former Del Taco building
- Female, alderman
- Male, local business owner
Notes/analysis: Two photos accompany the story. One is a file photo by a male photographer and another is a file photo by a female intern.
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