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Website: Seattle Times

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of noon (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 3, was titled “Suspect in ranger’s slaying found dead in creek.” Its subject was the suspect in the killing of a park ranger.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Staff (5 male reporters contributed to the report, plus a male researcher and the AP)

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, sheriff’s sgt.
2. Male, FBI special agent
3. Female, sheriff’s sgt.
4. Male, major and spokesman for Army joint base
5. Female, mother of suspect’s daughter
6. Female, relative of No. 5
7. Male, park spokesman
8. Male, spokesman

Website: Seattle P-I

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of noon (PST) Tuesday, Jan. 3, was titled “FBI: Suspect in Rainier ranger’s killing dead.” Its subject was the same as above.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, FBI spokeswoman*
2. Male, sheriff’s spokesman
3. Male, park spokesman
4. Female, special agent-in-charge of the FBI Seattle office
5. Female, sheriff’s sgt.
6. Female, U.S. attorney
7. Male, park superintendent
8. Male, neighbor of ranger

Notes/analysis: It is unclear whether this FBI spokeswoman who confirmed the body found was that of the suspect is the same as source No. 4.

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Website: Seattle Times

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 20, was titled “Seattle, feds to open talks on police use of force.” Its subject was the city’s aim to begin talks with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding findings that the police department has utilized an unconstitutional use of force.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, mayor
2. Male, spokesman for female U.S. attorney
3. Male, police chief
4. Male, city council member

Notes/analysis: The article includes one photo and one mugshot. All feature male subjects (No. 1 and No. 3). 

Website: Seattle P-I

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 20, was titled “Unimpressed skiers ask: Where’s the spectacular La Nina snow?” Its subject was a lack of fresh snow on local slopes.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, who regularly ‘hits the slopes”
2. Female, of ski resort
3. Male, skier
4. Female, skier

Notes/analysis: The three images with the story contain no named or discernible human subjects.

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Website: Seattle Times

On the Seattle Times, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 13, was titled “Vancouver pain clinic leaves behind doubts, chaos and deaths.” Its subject was clinic that was associated with painkillers in six overdose deaths and for which the state had received more than 100 complaints.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male (2)

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, whose mom died after a fatal overdose of methadone
2. Female, nurse practitioner at the clinic (founder, key figure)
3. Unknown, pharmacy manager
4. Male, medical doctor
5. Male (quote), medical doctor
6. Male (quote), medical doctor
7. Female, lawyer
8. Female, nurse practitioner at the clinic
9. Male, lawyer
10. Male, lawyer

Notes/analysis: The article includes four photos. One photo featured a single female subject. Another was a mugshot of the main female subject. One photo features two male subjects. The other is of a prescription. Photos were by a male photographer.

Website: Seattle P-I

On the Seattle P-I, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8 a.m. (PST) Tuesday, Dec. 13, was titled “Occupy Seattle protests at port lead to skirmishes, arrests.” Its subject was protesters aimed to shutdown the Port of Seattle.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Staff

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, port spokeswoman
2. Male, trucker
3. Male, witness, legal adviser to the movement
4. Female, union spokeswoman
5. Female, port spokeswoman
6. Male, union president

Notes/analysis: The article includes 28 photos, all by a male photographer.