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Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)
- Stltoday.com, 11/17/2011
On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:40 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Nov. 17, was titled “Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel arrested, suspected of DWI.” Its subject was a football coach arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, sheriff’s major
- Male, coach (suspect)
- Male, athletic director
Website: St. Louis Beacon
On the St. Louis Beacon one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:40 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Nov. 17, was titled “Local E. coli outbreak has peaked, source of bacteria still unknown, say officials.” Its subject was an E. coli outbreak still under investigation.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female, spokeswoman for department of health and senior services
- Female, CDC epidemiologist
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