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 7 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, April 11, was titled “Family Overwhelmed with Grief After Discovery of Missing Boston College Student’s Body in Reservoir.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Crime and Violence: Murder, Abduction, etc (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 38)
Word count: 626
Authors: Male (3)
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male – victim’s father
- Male – district attorney
- Male – BC spokesman
- Male – state police spokesman
Website: Open Media Boston
On Open Media Boston, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, April 11, was titled “MBTA Fare Hikes and Service Cuts Draw Transit Activitsts to Protest State House“.
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Economy: traffic, transport, roads (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 7)
Word count: 660
Authors: Male (2)
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male – MBTA general manager (as quoted from other news sources)
- Female – protestor
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