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These are Gender Checks of two news sites from the West — The Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I.

Gender check: 2/28/12 – West

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Website: Los Angeles Times

On the LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:45 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Feb. 28, was titled “Ohio school shooting: Death toll rises to 2; police search woods.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and violence: Violent crime, murder, abduction, assault, etc. (GMMP No. 38)

Word count: 392

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, U.S. secretary of education
  2. Male, reported friend of the suspect
  3. Unknown, attorney


Website: California Watch

California Watch 2/28/2012

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:45 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Feb. 28, was titled “Basic police work ignored in autistic patient’s suspicious death.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Crime and violence: Other crime/violence – Investigation (GMMP No. 44)

Word count: 4,153

Author:  Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, detective
  2. Male, detective
  3. Female, department director
  4. Female, mother
  5. Male, older brother
  6. Male, caregiver on duty
  7. Female, supervisor
  8. Unknown, neurosurgeon
  9. Female, lead detective
  10. Male, doctor
  11. Female, doctor
  12. Male, detective
  13. Male, prosecutor
  14. Female, patient advocate
  15. Male, chief deputy coroner
  16. Male, biomechanical engineering professor

Notes/analysis: Both a male and a female reporter contributed to this story.

 

Gender check: 2/22/12 – West

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Website: Los Angeles Times

On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:25 a.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “Obama wants to cut corporate tax rate to 28% as part of overhaul.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and Government: Domestic politics, government (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 4)

Word count: 422

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, U.S. president

Notes/analysis: The article includes a photo of the president by a male photographer.


Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:25 a.m. (PST) Wednesday, Feb. 22, was titled “Mentally ill immigrants trapped in US detention without attorneys.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Social and Legal: Legal system, judiciary, legislation apart from family (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 35)

Word count: 2717

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, immigration judge
  2. Male, detained immigrant with a traumatic brain injury
  3. Female, attorney
  4. Female, judge
  5. Male, principal assistant director of office of immigration litigation
  6. Female, mother of a legal permanent resident diagnosed with schizophrenia
  7. Female, spokeswoman
  8. Male, attorney
  9. Male, attorney
  10. Female, judge

Notes/analysis: A photograph with the story features a mother hugging her son after he was released as his father watches. It was taken by a male photographer.

Gender check: 2/14/12 – West

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Website: Los Angeles Times

On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 3 p.m. (PST) Tuesday, Feb. 14, was titled “Whitney Houston drug probe likely to include her doctors.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Celebrity, arts, media, sports: Celebrity news (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 45)

Word count: 453

Author: Male (2)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Female, defense attorney
  2. Male, spokesman for coroner’s office
  3. Female, singer’s spokeswoman (unnamed)

Notes/analysis: The photo with the story features mostly female mourners. It was taken by a male photographer.


Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 3 p.m. (PST) Tuesday, Feb. 14, was titled “Calif. cement plant has one of nation’s highest mercury emission levels.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Science and health: Environment, pollution (Global Media Monitoring Project No. 24)

Word count: 2239

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, lawyer with environmental group
  2. Male, VP of regulatory affairs at cement association
  3. Male, spokesman for cement company
  4. Female, environmental activist
  5. Female, spokeswoman for air quality management district
  6. Female, resident
  7. Male, mayor
  8. Male, resident involved in monitoring
  9. Male, air pollution control officer
  10. Female, spokeswoman for National Resources Defense Council

Gender check: 1/17/12 – West

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Website: Seattle Times

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 17, was titled “Wednesday is still expected to deliver the biggest snow punch.” Its subject was snow storm coverage.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, meteorologist

Notes/analysis: The main link from the home page took readers to a shorter blog post with an update and a link to last night’s story.


Website: Seattle P-I

"Major snowstorm expected this week" - Seattle P-I, 1/17/2012

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:30 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 17, was titled “Major snowstorm expected this week.” Its subject was snow storm coverage (same as above).

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, meteorologist
  2. Male, warning coordinator for the weather service

 

Gender check: 1/10/12 – West

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Website: Seattle Times

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10:40 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 10, was titled “Higher-ed woes tied to state ‘leadership vacuum’.” Its subject was a new report about higher education in Washington state.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Male, state representative
  2. Male, professor and president of United Faculty of state
  3. Female (2), researchers for report
  4. Female, public policy analyst for governor
  5. Male, professor
  6. Male, member of Higher Education Coordinating Board


Website: Seattle P-I

Seattle P-I, 1/10/2012

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 10:40 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 10, was titled “Will genealogy crack mystery of Federal Way girl’s slaying?” Its subject was lead in a 1991 case of a girl sexually assaulted and killed near her high school.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

  1. Female, sheriff’s office spokeswoman
  2. Female, forensic scientist