Gender Checks

Gender Check 5/7/12 – South

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*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: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

On The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 5 p.m. EST on Monday, May 7, was titled “Colotl Allowed to Stay for Another Year”.

Here is its breakdown:

Subject:  Social and Legal: Legal System (Global Media Monitoring Project 35)

Word count: 288

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male – attorney

Website: Patch Buckhead

On Patch Buckhead, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 5 p.m. EST on Monday, May 7, was titled “Buckhead vs. Midtown”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Social and Legal – development issues (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 26)

Word count: 533

Author: Female (assumed posted by editor who is female)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

none

Gender check: 5/3/12 – Midwest

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Website: Chicago Tribune

On Chicago Tribune, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:15 a.m. (PT) Thursday, May 3, was titled “Notre Dame QB Rees jailed as cops break up house party.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and violence (GMMP No. 38)

Word count: 742

Author:  Male (2)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, police captain
  2. Female, spokeswoman
  3. Male, spokesman


Website: Chicagoist

On the Chicagoist, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:15 a.m. (PT) Thursday, May 3, was titled “Three Floyds Warns Against Black Market Dark Lord Sales.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Economy: Other (GMMP No. 18)

Word count: 480

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

None

Notes/analysis: The article includes a statement from the company.

 

Gender check: 5/1/12 – West

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Website: Los Angeles Times

On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 1:10 p.m. (PT) Tuesday, May 1, was titled “Obama in Afghanistan on Osama bin Laden death anniversary.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and government: Peace, negotiations, treaties (GMMP No. 3)

Word count: 385

Author: Female (1) and male (1)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, president
  2. Male, presidential candidate


Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of [1:10 p.m. (PT) Tuesday, May 1, was titled “Ex-ICE intelligence chief pleads guilty to embezzlement.” (Note: The link for the daily report on the California Watch homepage takes you to the article but on the Center for Investigative Reporting’s website.)

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and violence: Non-violent crime (GMMP No. 37)

Word count: 763

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, U.S. attorney (in a statement)

Gender check: 4/26/12 – Midwest

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Website: Chicago Tribune

On the Chicago Tribune, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:45 a.m. (PT) Thursday, April 26, was titled “3 charged with boy’s abduction face extradition to Missouri.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and violence (GMMP No. 38)

Word count: 489

Author: Staff

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, boy’s maternal grandfather

Notes/analysis: Much of the story just uses “authorities said” without ever specifying which authorities.


Website: Chicagoist

On the Chicagoist, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:45 a.m. (PT) Thursday, April 26, was titled “Judge Rules ‘Amazon Tax’ Unconstitutional.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject:  Social and legal (GMMP No. 35)

Word count: 410

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, judge
  2. Male, founder and CEO
  3. Unknown, spokesperson

Gender check: 4/24/12 – West

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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):

  1. Male, co-author of study
  2. Male, sociology professor
  3. Male, spokesman for group that advocates for restricted immigration
  4. Female, immigration attorney


Website: California Watch

California Watch 4/24/2012

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):

  1. Male, legislative historian and political analyst