*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 9:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, June 5, was titled “Californians to test new primary system.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Politics and government (GMMP No. 4)
Word count: 803
Author: Male (2)
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, political scientist
Website: California Watch
On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, June 5, was titled “Oakland school accused of abuse is overbilling taxpayers, records show.”
Here is its breakdown:
Subject: Social and legal (GMMP No. 27)
Word count: 3,396
Author: Male
Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
- Male, former student
- Male, former student
- Male, teacher and church leader
- Female, former teacher
- Male, fire department inspector
- Female, former student
- Male, spokesman for unified school district
- Female, education programs consultant for the department of education
- Male, oversees private school funding
- Male, former student
- Female, former student
- Female, mom of former students
- Male, former student
- Female, mom of former student
- Female, police department spokeswoman
- Male, spokesman for the state Department of Consumer Affairs
- Female, executive director of organization that funds scholarships for low-income students
- Female, grandmother of former student
- Male, father of student
- Female, student
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