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."
Olympic gold gymnast Laurie Hernandez won over our hearts at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. Now, she has her mind set on the 2020 games. Hernandez joins Cheddar to talk about training this time around, her personal mantras, and partnering with Alcon to launch an 'Eye Can, Eye Will' campaign.
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Sotheby's, one of the world's oldest auction houses, is being acquired by Patrick Drahi, the founder and controlling shareholder of European telecom giant Altice, in a $3.7 billion deal, the company announced Monday.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, June 14, 2019.
David Spade is entering the late-night wars. The comedian joins Cheddar to discuss why his new talk show, 'Lights Out,' won't focus on politics as much as his rivals Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and John Oliver.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Thursday, June 13, 2019.
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More companies are jumping on the influencer wave. Instagram created new shopping features and Pinterest revealed an API that helps marketers track insights from influencers' data.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
