The Gender Report

*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 9:20 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Nov. 29, was titled “Olympia’s budget-cutting special session begins.” Its subject was disruptions from protesters during the opening of the state legislature’s special session.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Shared byline (Male and female)

–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, state patrol spokesman
2. Female, 84-year-old protester
3. Male, state Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman
4. Male, retired literature professor (with protesters)
5. Male, state representative
6. Male, state representative

Notes/analysis: The article includes six photos. The only two with named individuals feature female state senators.

Website: Seattle P-I

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:20 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Nov. 29, was titled “Public’s help needed in beating death of gay man.” Its subject was information needed on the beating death of a male, a longtime hair stylist whose family says was targeted for his sexual orientation.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, officer
2. Female, victim’s niece
3. Male, police sgt.