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Website: Los Angeles Times

On the LATimes.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:45 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 6, was titled “World powers offer to restart nuclear negotiations with Iran.”

Here is its breakdown:

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

Word count: 435

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, EU foreign minister
2. Male, British foreign secretary

Website: California Watch

On California Watch, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 6:45 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, March 6, was titled “SF officials urged to bring terror task force under local control.”

Here is its breakdown:

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

Word count: 699

Author: Male

Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, county supervisor
2. Female, of Asian Law Caucus
3. Female, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations

Notes/analysis: The top and first featured spotlight article this week was the same as it was the previous week. Therefore, the daily report was pulled as the lead article.

 

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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

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.

 

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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.