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."
Stocks kick off the week with a rally after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the prospect of a trade war was "on hold" following an agreement to suspend tariff threats. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils details of the souped-up Model 3. President Trump is going after the FBI. Fortnite is launching on Android phones this summer.
The rapper is also one of 47 collaborators who have partnered with Fila to bring back its classic line of Mindblower sneakers.
The actress, known for her roles in "Hall Pass" and "American Housewife," only got on Tinder at 35. In one night, she got more than 400 matches. She went on many of those dates and turned her experiences into the YouTube original series "Sideswiped."
The highly-anticipated wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle breaks with many of Buckingham Palace's norms. But their union is not totally unprecedented. Cheddar delves into the history of royal weddings past and how they transformed the British monarchy.
Uber's recently released national TV ad, featuring its new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, attempts to hit refresh for a company that has been hit by years of negative coverage. Meanwhile Facebook's new ad is more reactive to the recent Cambridge Analytica crisis, says Jon Swartz, a senior reporter at Barron's.
Suzanne Scott, who has been at the network since it was founded in 1996, was named its new chief executive on Thursday. The move is "refreshing" for a company that has been shrouded by sexual harassment scandals for almost two years, says Jeanine Poggi, media reporter at Ad Age.
The former winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race," also known as Roy Haylock, says the TV show transformed her life and helped her build a global brand. "I'm shocked at how many people are interested in what I'm doing," she says in an interview with Cheddar.
Google's video streaming platform is jumping into the music space with personalized playlists, a new, dedicated app and desktop player, and song downloads.
The affordable TV streaming service is testing out new features that will "make TV a much more social experience," says CEO Andrew McCollum.
It's the sound clip that's dividing the internet. Cheddar gets to the bottom of the mystery.
