*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 8:50 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 17, was titled “Tax measures may be doomed, but they clarify parties’ goals.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and Government: Other domestic politics, government (GMMP No. 4)

Word count: 780

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, Senate majority leader
2. Male, billionaire investor
3. Male, Republican pollster
4. Male, House speaker
5. Male, Senator

Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:50 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 17, was titled “Lawmaker, often target of investigations, zeros in on bullet train.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and Government: Other domestic politics, government (GMMP No. 4)

Word count: 970

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, U.S. representative
2. Male, president of the stat rail foundation and a bullet train critic.
3. Male, board chairman

*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 the LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:50 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 10, was titled “Obama to step up push for ‘Buffett Rule’ as Tax Day approaches.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and Government: Other domestic politics, government (GMMP No. 4)

Word count: 556

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, investor
2. Male, spokesman
3. Male, economist
4. Male, campaign manager
5. Female, campaign spokeswoman

Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:50 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, April 10, was titled “Neglected for decades, unincorporated communities lack basic public services.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Science and Health: Medicine, health, hygiene, safety (GMMP No. 20)

Word count: 3,558

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, community college student and member of advisory council
2. Male, longtime community advocate
3. Male, assemblyman
4. Male, county supervisor
5. Female, county director of environmental resources
6. Male, resident
7. Female, assistant professor of anthropology
8. Male, county board of supervisors
9. Female, wife of retired date palm worker
10. Male, resident
11. Male, whose family owns the park
12. Male, retired staff director for the state Senate Governance and Finance Committee
13. Female, resident and “neighborhood matriarch”
14. Male, city councilman
15. Male, truck driver and resident
16. Female, resident
17. Male, director of institute for public finance and infrastructure policy at university
18. Male, emergency room physician and founder of healthcare initiative
19. Male, assemblyman

Notes/analysis: The article includes three images — two are of males, one is of a female.

*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 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 the LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:45 p.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 20, was titled “Mitt Romney wins Illinois presidential primary.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and government: Other, domestic politics and government (No. 4)

Word count: 1,000

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned)

None

Notes/analysis: The article contained no quote or sources other than general references to voters and campaigns.

Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:45 p.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 20, was titled “State will not appeal court ruling on First 5 funds.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Social and legal: Legal system, judiciary, legislation (GMMP No. 35)

Word count: 676

Author: Female

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, superior court judge
2. Male, director of public affairs
3. Female, executive director
4. Female, assistant executive director
5. Male, spokesman for department of finance
6. Male, attorney

Notes/analysis: The “spotlight” story at the time of the site visit was a video project posted by a female but done by a male and female. As a result, the above gender checked story is the daily report story.

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Website: Los Angeles Times

On LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 13, was titled “L.A. council members call for accurate Fire Department figures.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Politics and government: Other domestic politics, government, etc. (GMMP No. 4)

Word count: 973

Author: Female (1) and Male (2)

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, councilwoman
2. Male, councilman
3. Male, community activist
4. Male, mayoral candidate
5. Male, spokesman for mayor
6. Female, spokeswoman for SF fire department
7. Male, chief
8. Male, councilman
9. Female, city controller and mayoral candidate

Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 7:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 13, was titled “White-dominated boards face legal threats over racial makeup.”

Here is its breakdown:

Subject: Social and legal: Other (GMMP No. 36)

Word count: 2,489

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, councilwoman
2. Male, of Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College
3. Male, of consulting firm
4. Male, city attorney
5. Male, former legal director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
6. Male, councilman
7. Female, city attorney
8. Male, former councilman (father was also)
9. Male, retired engineer who ran for office
10. Male, conservative activist who ran for office
11. Male, Latino candidate
12. Male, mayor
13. Female, councilwoman
14. Male, attorney and candidate
15. Male, who served two terms and is running
16. Male, elected councilman