*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 9:30 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 17, was titled “Wednesday is still expected to deliver the biggest snow punch.” Its subject was snow storm coverage.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Male
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, meteorologist
Notes/analysis: The main link from the home page took readers to a shorter blog post with an update and a link to last night’s story.
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. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 17, was titled “Major snowstorm expected this week.” Its subject was snow storm coverage (same as above).
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, meteorologist
- Male, warning coordinator for the weather service
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