*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 7:25 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, May 15, was titled “Rebekah Brooks, five others to be charged in phone-hacking case.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Crime and violence (GMMP No. 37)
Word count: 389
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Female and Male (statement from couple charged)
- Female prosecutor
Website: California Watch
On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:25 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, May 15, was titled “Issa blasts costly airport-security machines languishing in storage.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and government (GMMP No. 7)
Word count: 711
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, Congressman
- Male, Transportation Security Administration’s top financial official
- Male, auditor
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