*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 12:20 p.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 27, was titled “520 bridge tolling ready to roll.” Its subject was the all-electronic tolling system set to begin Thursday.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, editor
- Male, who led the expert panel
- Male, tolling director
- Male, director of transportation center at university
- Male, analyst
- Female, DOT secretary
- Male, transportation policy director for foundation
- Male, chairman of state transportation commission
Website: Seattle P-I
On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 12:20 p.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 27, was titled “Police arrest suspect in Lake City robberies.” Its subject was the arrest of a man who may be responsible for some of a string of recent robberies.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
None.
Notes/analysis: The article uses “Police say” but does not reference a specific officer.
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