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."
The old norms of dating -- no politics on the first meeting -- have been thrown out the window. OKCupid CMO Melissa Hobley said the company added a question about the #MeToo movement to its questionnaire to great effect.
A year after delivering his "fire and fury" speech that threatened to annihilate North Korea and its "little rocket man" leader, President Trump addressed the annual United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, expanding on his "America First" motto and replacing North Korea with Iran as the major antagonist.
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Speaking to Cheddar from Denver Startup Week, Case noted the city was a case study: two-percent unemployment, a burgeoning and exciting technology sector, and a young population drawn to the mountain air. Denver is so competitive for talent that start-ups have trouble filling positions, he said.
After rampant speculation Monday, the American sportswear maker has agreed to buy storied Italian fashion house Versace for $2.1 billion. The new company, to be called Capri Holdings, is making a play for the super high-end European market.
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On Friday, Farfetch debuted to fanfare at the NYSE, with shares priced above the range and immediately jumping 50 percent. CEO Jose Neves said investors seemed "aligned" with the company's strategy of disrupting luxury retail both online and in the physical store.
Washington Post journalist Nicole Ellis has a new documentary series that follows millennial women, including herself, who are weighing whether or not to freeze their eggs. It's an emotional and expensive discussion that should be had out in the open and with the support of friends and family, Ellis said.
President Trump has lashed out at many a journalist, and Mika Brzezinski knows personally what it's like to be on the receiving end. The co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" told Hope King that "in the grand scheme of things, it's not really a big deal."
