Year: 2011

Gender check: 10/6/11 – Midwest

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*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 7:20 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Oct. 6, was titled “Downtown part of 1-70 to close this weekend.” Its subject was details on a stretch of the interstate being closed this weekend to demolish a bridge.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, project director


Website: St. Louis Beacon

St. Louis Beacon, 10/6/2011

On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:20 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Oct. 6, was titled “Lieutenant governor’s race is starting to draw a crowd.” Its subject was the lieutenant governor’s race in Missouri.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, political science professor
  2. Male, House speaker, candidate (R)
  3. Female, Democratic Party chairwoman, candidate
  4. Female, spokeswoman for the Department of Agriculture
  5. Female, third-party candidate

Notes/analysis: Neither of the two Democratic candidates (both women) had direct quotes in the story.

Gender check: 10/4/11 – West

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Website: Seattle Times

Seattle Times, 10/4/2011

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:45 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, Oct. 4, was titled “Knox leaves Italy to head home.” Its subject was Knox’s flight to Seattle as well as the details around her acquittal.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female (2) (Associated Press)

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, brother of the victim
  2. Female, subject
  3. Male, secretary-general of the Italy-US Foundation
  4. Male, prosecutor
  5. Male, convicted
  6. Male, lawyer of the convicted


Website: Seattle P-I

Seattle P-I, 10/4/2011

On the Seattle P-I,one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:45 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, Oct. 4, was titled “Seattle-bound Amanda Knox spotted at airport in Rome.” Its subject was Knox’s flight back to Seattle after being acquitted of murder.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

None.

Notes/analysis: This post includes a statement from the victim’s family as well as details about Knox’s flight and a possible press conference. It also includes a video and links to other photos and articles.

Gender check: 9/29/11 – Midwest

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Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)

“GM contract clears national union vote; local vote next” – Stltoday.com, 9/29/2011

On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:25 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Sept. 29, was titled “GM contract clears national union vote; local vote next.” Its subject was approval of a four-year contract of the United Auto Workers with General Motors and the next step for a local assembly plant.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, UAW communications coordinator

Notes/analysis: The photo with the story features a female assembly worker. The image is taken by a male photographer.


Website: St. Louis Beacon

On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:25 a.m. (PDT) Thursday, Sept. 29, was titled “‘Call Me Tom’ gives Eagleton credit for leadership, humanity.” Its subject was a new book about a former U.S. senator from Missouri (male) and the vice presidential candidate to be ejected from a national ticket.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, historian (author)

Gender Check 9/28/11 – Northeast

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Website: The New York Times

On The New York Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Sept. 28 was titled “Administration Ask Justices to Rule Quickly on Health Law.” Its subject was the pending decision of the Supreme Court to rule on certain parts of the 2010 health care legislation.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author:  Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male – attorney

Notes/Analysis: most of this story came from statements issued by government groups or agents involved in the case.

Website: ProPublica

On ProPublica, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8 p.m. EST on Wednesday, September 28 was titled “Corporations Couldn’t Wait to ‘Check the Box’ On Huge Tax Break.” Its subject was a business tax regulation that is under reforms.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male and Females

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned)

  1. Male – director of tax policy group at NYU
  2. Male – international tax counsel for the Treasury
  3. Female – vice president of tax policy for National Foreign Trade Council
  4. Male – tax counsel
  5. Male – professor of tax policy

Notes/Analysis: This story was published in conjunction with the Financial Times. Some of its sources came from courtroom testimony.

Gender check: 9/27/11 – West

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Website: Seattle Times

"Were blast, earlier leaks related?" - Seattle Times, 9/27/2011

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, Sept. 27, was titled “Were blast, earlier leaks related?.” Its subject was a gas leak in a service line that leads to a house that exploded.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Males (2)

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Female, utility company spokeswoman
  2. Male, fire department spokesman
  3. Female, sister of injured woman
  4. Male, state utilities engineer
  5. Female, neighbor
  6. Male, neighbor
  7. Female, neighbor
  8. Female, neighbor
  9. Male, in neighborhood
  10. Male, neighbor

Notes/analysis: The article includes two graphs and a photograph by a male photographer of firefighters where the gender of the subjects cannot be determined.


Website: Seattle P-I

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. (PDT) Tuesday, Sept. 27, was titled “Drunken driving suspected in N. Seattle crash.” Its subject was a crash early in the morning that may have been the result of drinking and driving.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

None.

Notes/analysis: The article’s only citations are “Police say.” There are no named sources.