*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: Seattle Times
On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10:50 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Nov. 15, was titled “Foreign enrollment skyrockets for UW.” Its subject was a record number of international students.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, admissions director
- Male, director of writing
- Male, freshman from China
- Male, sophomore from China
- Male, associate VP of international relations (at community college)
- Female, executive dean for international education programs for the community college district
- Female, vice minister of education for China
- Female, associate dean of extended learning
Notes/analysis: Two photos appear with the story by a male photographer. One features a male student and the other names a female, though she is not in the foreground.
Website: Seattle P-I
On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10:50 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Nov. 15, was titled “Wind, rain, snow, cold — what a week ahead.” Its subject was weather.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
None.
Notes/analysis: The story quotes the National Weather Service.
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