Michael Collins

10/27/08

Professor King

JOU 220

The newspaper that I tracked for seven days was The Kentucky Enquirer. The dates that I tracked began on 10/19/08 and went through 10/26/08. On 10/19, I found two stories where gender was used by the journalist. The Front page and the Arts page did not have stories that used information such as race and gender. The Sports page and the Business page had one story each that used gender. The Business page had a story about stores needing less seasonal help. The journalist quoted a woman named Joulie Boulvard, a Service Manager at Old Navy. On the Sports page, there was a story about boys and girl’s high school cross country championships. The boys were quoted more than the girls were in the story.

On 10/20 of The Kentucky Enquirer, there were three stories where journalists race and gender. The Front page had a story about Nouri al-Miliki the Prime Minister of Iraq. This story discussed groups of another race. All the quotes that were used on the Sports page were males. The Arts page had a story about a woman named Ethel Whitehead, who has been honored as a difference maker. The journalist used “woman,” merely in description of Ethel Whitehead. The journalist of the business page did not use race or gender terms in the story.

On 10/21, the Front page of the paper had a story about an 89 year old woman who had been arrested for petty theft. “Woman,” was used to describe the gender of the assailant. Edna Jester was arrested for refusing to return a football that came into her yard. Gender was used in a story in the Business section. Lauren Della Bella will be named Jan 1, as President of SHP Leading Design. She will be the first president of the 105 year old firm. The title of her new position is significant because it is the first time the company has had a woman as president. Race and gender were not used by the journalist in the Sports and Arts pages.

Wednesday 10/22, the Front page and the Business page had stories that the journalist used gender. One story on the First page talked about how some firms are refusing to hire smokers. Dennis Curran is the Chief Human Resources Officer at USI’S Midwestern Region. The journalist used Curran for his lede quote. The Business page had a story about AK Steal’s Profits. Chairman and CEO James Wainscott was the source of information for the journalist. “Chairman,” was used to describe Wainscott’s position or job title. The Sports and Arts pages did not have race and gender.

Thursday 10/23, the Front page of The Kentucky Enquirer had one stories that the journalist used race and gender. The story was about the gun scare at Western Kentucky University. The journalist wrote about five males being questioned about a fight that broke out on campus. The journalist used “males,” to describe the genders of the people being questioned by police. The fights on WKU’s campus were related to an organized group called Blackmen at Western. This group mentors black students on campus. The journalist wrote “black,” to describe the race that the group mentors. The Sports page had a story about a man getting sucker-punched at the Bengals vs. Steelers game at Paul Brown Stadium. The journalist wrote “man,” to describe the gender of the person who had been punched. The Business and Arts pages did not have race and gender used by the journalist.

Friday 10/24, a story on the Front page talked about a man named Marco Chapman who killed two children in 2002. The journalist used “child killer,” to describe him. There were two stories in the Business section where gender had been used by the journalist. The first was about manufacturing jobs continuing to disappear. The journalist used a male source by the name of Harry Petrinowitsch, president and co-owner of Mason-based Oakley Die and Mold Co. Inc. The second story was about Realtors and the housing business. The journalist used a male source by the name of Don Brady, Chairman of Realtor lender committee. “Chairman,” describes the gender and title of the source. The Sports and Arts pages did not have race and gender used by the journalist.

Saturday 10/25, The Kentucky Enquirer had two stories that the journalist used gender. The first story was about the PNC merger and the journalist used a male source named Matt McCormick, vice president of Bahl and Gaynor in Cincinnati. The second was about home sales continuing to slide and the journalist used a female source by the name of Karen Schlosser, president of Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors. The Arts page had one story that the journalist used a woman source. Jeanie Corwin is renovating a colonial-style home, keeping tradition of the home in mind. The journalist used “woman,” to describe the person redecorating the home. Journalists did not use race and gender on the Front and Sports pages.

Sunday 10/26, the Business page had one story about P&G buying Rocha’s fragrances for women. The journalist used “women,” to describe the consumers of the perfume. Race and gender were not used in the Front, Sports and Arts pages.

Journalists for The Kentucky Enquirer used gender and title the most in their reporting. Journalists used gender in 16 different stories during the seven days of tracking newspapers. Race was only used twice in the seven days of tracking the newspaper. One story was about the black group at Western and one was about the Prime Minister of Iraq. Males were discussed the most in business and sports. Titles such as CEO, chairman, president and vice president were found next to a male’s name. Titles that were used to describe females were service managers and president of the board. Only one female was mentioned as president of a large organization. Females were discussed most on the Arts page. There were not many stories on the Arts page that journalist used information such as race and gender.