*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: Boston Globe (Boston.com)
On Boston.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:20 p.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 15, was titled “MBTA Advisory Board proposes 25 percent fare hike, alternatives to steep service cuts.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Economy: Transport (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 17)
Word count: 804
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, executive director of advisory board
- Male, general manager
- Male, president of taxpayers foundation
- Male, spokesman
- Male, state representative
Website: Open Media Boston
On Open Media Boston, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:20 p.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 15, was titled “OMB Audio: Conversation with Occupy the “T” Activists.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Economy: Transport (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 17)
Word count: 264
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
None (in written portion)
Notes/analysis: The audio clips included with the written part of the post are a conversation by two male reporters with one female and two male organizers.
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