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Article Title: Jean Enersen
Article Evaluation: Marked as a stub. According to the article's sources, she was the first and longest-standing local female anchor in the country but her article only provides details about her professional life in the body copy.
Sources: Four Seattle Times reports are referenced in the original article. Numerous press clippings are available regarding her professional accomplishments,

Article Title: Kathy Best
Article Evaluation: No article exists. She is referenced in an article about her husband, Andrew Schneider. Best was the first female editor of The Seattle Times and led the paper to two Pulitzer prizes. At the time, she was one of only three women leading daily newspapers in the U.S. She led the paper through digital innovation.
Sources: News clippings exists about Best's hiring and accomplishments. A Nieman Foundation report focused on her work in solutions journalism.

Article Title: Lucile Saunders McDonald
Article Evaluation: Article contains mostly biographical information about her work history though the lead paragraph mentions a number of firsts the Saunders McDonald accomplished. These accomplishments are not expanded upon. She also wrote or co-authored 28 books.
Sources: News clippings, book reviews, special collection in Suzzallo and Allen Libraries.

Article Title: Kelly McBride
Article Evaluation: McBride is the leading journalism ethics expert in the country yet this article provides little insight about her views or guidance she has given to newsrooms. It does not expand upon her work with NPR beyond a mention of her hiring.
Sources: Numerous press clippings, journalism peer-reviewed journal articles.

Article Title: Juleyka Lantigua-William
Article Evaluation: Listed as a stub. She is an influential voice on podcasting and issues surrounding Black media representation and ownership.
Sources: Press clippings.