*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: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)
On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:40 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 1, was titled “Pickup driver killed after slamming into firetruck on I-70 in St. Peters.” Its subject was the death of a man whose truck crashed into the back of a firetruck.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, assistant fire chief
- Female, aunt of the deceased
Website: St. Louis Beacon
On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:40 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 1 was titled “Judges unveil new boundary lines for Missouri House and Senate.” Its subject was redistricting for the state legislature.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, aide to female state senator
- Female, judge who headed commission
- Male, union official
- Male, former state House speaker
- Male, Republican consultant
Notes/analysis: The article includes six mugshots — four of males and two of females.
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