At the helm of the top media outlets in the nation are all men. The Washington Post's Media Columnist Margaret Sullivan explains the conditions facing women in news, and ways to close the gender gap in newsroom mastheads.
"I think there are more women in powerful positions in media than there ever have been before," says Sullivan. "The problem is at the very, very top of those very powerful news organizations it's pretty rare for a woman to have broken through."
Men wrote 52 percent of bylined news articles and opinion pieces about reproductive issues in the nation’s 12 most widely circulated newspapers and news wires. Meanwhile, women penned 37 percent, according to the 2017 Women's Media Center Report. Men won 84 percent of a century’s worth of Pulitzer Prizes, while women won only 16 percent according to Women's Media Center.
On how the #MeToo movement has impacted newsrooms, Sullivan says, "to say this whole thing gone too far is really misguided." She goes on to say, "I think what's really going to rule the day is that this major reckoning we're having in our society and how extremely important it is and how it was brought about by courageous journalists and courageous women."
Allyson Parker, Executive Director of Employee Relations and HR at Ally Financial, joins ‘Your Cheddar’ to discuss some of the ways that Ally gives back, and how one of these initiatives helped a girl scout troop continue their financial education.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
The Coca-Cola polar bears that pop up on everything from soda cans to television ads each holiday season will be getting a new platform.
Despite reports of a rough launch from some reviewers, Jack Buser, director of games and business development for Google, couldn't be more excited for the system's future.
Thousands of accounts were reportedly posted on Reddit and hacker forums. Disney+ users flocked to Twitter and Reddit to complain.
The CEO of ad cybersecurity firm CHEQ, Guy Tytunovich, told Cheddar that "fake news" is a "major, major problem" costing people control of their lives globally.
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Ford on Sunday unveiled its all-electric Mustang Mach-E, a curvy four-door SUV that, with the iconic pony logo, is helping the automaker race into a new era that will be marked by an “all-in” $11.5 billion investment in 16 electric vehicles over the next three years.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, November 15, 2019.
Students of Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, are unpacking the terror that unfolded at their high school Thursday morning when a gunman killed two classmates and injured three others.
