*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 8:30 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Jan. 12, was titled “’Knockout’ game victim enraged that young suspects walked free.” Its subject was the dropping of a case against seven middle schoolers who allegedly assaulted a man after the key witness failed to show.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female (1) and male (1)
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, court spokesman
- Male, victim
- Female, police spokeswoman
- Male, mayor
- Female, girlfriend of different victim
Notes/analysis: The story includes four photos of the male victim.
Website: St. Louis Beacon
- St. Louis Beacon, 1/12/12
On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:30 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Jan. 12, was titled “Take 5: Dr. Patricia Wolff on Haiti two years after earthquake.” Its subject was a Q&A with a pediatrician who started a non-profit in Haiti in 2003.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female, pediatrician and main subject
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