*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 4:20 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “President Obama Lays Out Corporate Tax Plan.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Economy: Economic policies, strategies, modules etc (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 9)
Word count: 325
Author: Female
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, Treasury Secretary
Website: Open Media Boston
On Open Media Boston, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 4:20 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “Protestors Demand Taxes on Wealthy to Fund Social Spending at Twin Protests Outside Offices of Sens. Brown, Kerry.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and Government – Other domestic politics (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 4)
Word count: 369
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male – executive director of Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants
Notes/analysis: The photo of the even is of one male protestor in the foreground and a woman in the background.
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