*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 9:15 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 24, was titled “Report finds wave of Mexican immigration to U.S. has ended.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Social and legal (GMMP No. 31)
Word count: 918
Author: Female (1) and male (1)
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, co-author of study
- Male, sociology professor
- Male, spokesman for group that advocates for restricted immigration
- Female, immigration attorney
Website: California Watch
On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:15 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 24, was titled “State’s presidential primaries have history of irrelevance.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and government (GMMP No. 4)
Word count: 685
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, legislative historian and political analyst
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