*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: Los Angeles Times
On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 13, was titled “L.A. council members call for accurate Fire Department figures.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and government: Other domestic politics, government, etc. (GMMP No. 4)
Word count: 973
Author: Female (1) and Male (2)
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female, councilwoman
- Male, councilman
- Male, community activist
- Male, mayoral candidate
- Male, spokesman for mayor
- Female, spokeswoman for SF fire department
- Male, chief
- Male, councilman
- Female, city controller and mayoral candidate
Website: California Watch
On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 13, was titled “White-dominated boards face legal threats over racial makeup.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Social and legal: Other (GMMP No. 36)
Word count: 2,489
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female, councilwoman
- Male, of Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College
- Male, of consulting firm
- Male, city attorney
- Male, former legal director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
- Male, councilman
- Female, city attorney
- Male, former councilman (father was also)
- Male, retired engineer who ran for office
- Male, conservative activist who ran for office
- Male, Latino candidate
- Male, mayor
- Female, councilwoman
- Male, attorney and candidate
- Male, who served two terms and is running
- Male, elected councilman
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