Editor’s note: This post marks a full year of our Gender Check monitoring project. Stay tuned for details on what’s next.

*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: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)

On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 9:15 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Jan. 19, was titled “Missouri still gets an ‘F’ on annual smoking report card.” Its subject was a report showing the states “failures” on smoking-related health issues.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

None.

Notes/analysis: The article cites a report from the American Lung Association.

Website: St. Louis Beacon

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, U.S. president
2. Male, U.S. representative (R)
3. Female. U.S. senator (D)
4. Male, U.S. representative (R)
5. Male, U.S. senator (R)
6. Female, U.S. senator (D)
7. Male, company’s chief executive
8. Male, U.S. representative (R)
9. Male, U.S. representative (R)

Notes/analysis: The article includes two mugshots — one of a male source and one of a female source.

*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: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)

On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:30 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Jan. 12, was titled “’Knockout’ game victim enraged that young suspects walked free.” Its subject was the dropping of a case against seven middle schoolers who allegedly assaulted a man after the key witness failed to show.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female (1) and male (1)

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, court spokesman
2. Male, victim
3. Female, police spokeswoman
4. Male, mayor
5. Female, girlfriend of different victim

Notes/analysis: The story includes four photos of the male victim.

Website: St. Louis Beacon

On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 8:30 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Jan. 12, was titled “Take 5: Dr. Patricia Wolff on Haiti two years after earthquake.” Its subject was a Q&A with a pediatrician who started a non-profit in Haiti in 2003.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Female

–Human sources  (listed in order mentioned):

1. Female, pediatrician and main subject

*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: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)

On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:25 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 29, was titled “U.S. announces $30 billion F-15 fighter jet deal with Saudi Arabia.” Its subject was a deal to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia that is manufactured at a local facility.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, association spokesman
2. Male, White House’s principal deputy press secretary
3. Male, company chairman, president and CEO
4. Male, defense analyst
5. Male, U.S. representative

Website: St. Louis Beacon

On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 11:25 a.m. (PST) Thursday, Dec. 29, was titled “Debate continues over school choice, deseg program carries on.” Its subject was the Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation.

Here is its gender breakdown:

–Author: Male

–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):

1. Male, superintendent
2. Male, chief executive of the choice corporation
3. Female, state representative
4. Female, high school senior

Notes/analysis: The article includes mug shots of all four sources — two male and two female.