Gender Checks

Gender check: 4/5/12 – Midwest

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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: Chicago Tribune

On the Chicago Tribune, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:50 a.m. (PT) Thursday, April 5, was titled “Opening day for optimism and overcoming obstacles.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Celebrity, arts, media, sports: Sports, events, players, facilities, training, funding (GMMP No. 49)

Word count: 993

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, president
  2. Male, manager
  3. Male, player-development chief


Website: Chicagoist

On the Chicagoist, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:50 a.m. (PT) Thursday, April 5, was titled “Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Arson Suspect: ‘I Lit Up The Clinic’.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and Violence: Violent crime (GMMP No. 38)

Word count: 273

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, suspect

Notes/analysis:The post pulls from another article discussing the incident and cites an exchange in the court mainly featuring the male suspect that also involved a judge (male) and a public defender (male).

Gender check: 4/3/12 – West

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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: Los Angeles Times

On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:25 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 3, was titled “Wisconsin primary could mark general election pivot point.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and government: Other (GMMP No. 8)

Word count: 568

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, U.S. president
  2. Male, GOP presidential candidate
  3. Male, U.S. VP
  4. Male, GOP presidential candidate


Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:25 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 3, was titled “Free military surplus gear a boon to local Calif. law enforcement.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and government: National defense, military spending, internal security (GMMP No. 7)

Word count: 1,588

Author:  Male (2)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, Sgt.
  2. Male, police chief
  3. Male, a former top state homeland security official and current adjunct professor
  4. Female, of the Defense Logistics Agency
  5. Male, police Lt.
  6. Male, spokesman
  7. Male, police spokesman and Lt.
  8. Male, spokesman (unnamed)
  9. Male, Sgt.

Gender check: 3/29/12 – Midwest

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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: Chicago Tribune

On the Chicago Tribune, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:50 a.m. (PT) Thursday, March 29, was titled “Best Buy sales, restructuring disappoint.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Economy: Economic indicators, stats, etc. (GMMP No. 10)

Word count: 604

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, analyst
  2. Male, analyst
  3. Male, chief executive


Website: Chicagoist

On the Chicagoist, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:50 a.m. (PT) Thursday, March 29, was titled “Illinois—Finally—Gets Its Man.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Celebrity, arts, media, sports: Sports, events, players, facilities, training, funding (GMMP No. 49)

Word count: 465

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, sports writer

Gender Check 3/28/12 – Northeast

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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: Boston Globe (Boston.com)

On Boston.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 3 p.m. (EST) Wednesday, March 28, was titled “MBTA unveils 23 percent fare hike; limited service cuts also proposed.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject:  Politics and Government: other domestic politics (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 4)

Word count: 909

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male – secretary of transportation
  2. Male – governor

Website: Open Media Boston

At the time of this post at 3 p.m. EST, the site had not posted new content since last week’s Gender Check.

Gender check: 3/27/12 – West

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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: Los Angeles Times

LATimes.com, 3/27/2012

On the LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 27, was titled “Healthcare, Day 2: Supreme Court argument turns to insurance mandate.

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Social and legal: Legal system, judicary, legislation apart from family (GMMP No. 35)

Word count: 558

Author: Male (2)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

None.


Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 27, was titled “Want to lose weight? Add chocolate to diet, study suggests.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Science and health: Science, technology, research, discoveries (GMMP No. 19)

Word count: 397

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Female, researcher