*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: Chicago Tribune
On the Chicago Tribune, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:05 a.m. (PT) Thursday, March 22, was titled “NATO notebook: Quinn hawks state, ‘warmly received’.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Economy: Economic policies, strategies, modules, etc. (GMMP No. 9)
Word count: 491
Author: Female
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, governor
- Male, personnel manager for company
- Female, wife of Chicago mayor
- Male, NATO staffer
- Male, NATO employee
Website: Chicagoist
On the Chicagoist, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:05 a.m. (PT) Thursday, March 22, was titled “L-Vis Live! At Victory Gardens.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Celebrity, Arts, Media and Sports: Arts, entertainment, leisure, cinema, books, dance, etc (GMMP No. 46)
Word count: 210
Author: Female
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
None.
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