*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)
- “U.S. announces $30 billion F-15 fighter jet deal with Saudi Arabia” – Stltoday.com, 12/29/2011
On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:25 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 29, was titled “U.S. announces $30 billion F-15 fighter jet deal with Saudi Arabia.” Its subject was a deal to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia that is manufactured at a local facility.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, association spokesman
- Male, White House’s principal deputy press secretary
- Male, company chairman, president and CEO
- Male, defense analyst
- Male, U.S. representative
Website: St. Louis Beacon
On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:25 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 29, was titled “Debate continues over school choice, deseg program carries on.” Its subject was the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, superintendent
- Male, chief executive of the choice corporation
- Female, state representative
- Female, high school senior
Notes/analysis: The article includes mug shots of all four sources — two male and two female.
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