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."
Californians waking up in search of a hangover cure on New Year's Day will find one in the state's newly legalized recreational marijuana. The Legion of Bloom's Troy Meadows joins Cheddar to explain how the big day will change the business model of the state's cannabis industry.
When talking about body positivity in fashion a lot of the focus is on women, but it's an issue that knows no gender.
The New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square is one of the holiday's most cherished traditions, and this year might be its best one yet. Fiskars Living's Tom Brennan joins Cheddar to reveal what makes this year's Waterford New Year's Eve Ball so special.
Wine Larder goes for hard-to-find wines that range from $35 to $50. The company tries to create an affordable experience with a "mixed bag of wines and a bit of description to go along with them."
Tal and Omer Golan, founders of advertising company Outernets talk their interactive storefront ads that have been used by companies like McDonald's and Dylan's Candy Bar.
Alexa Fischer, instructor at Udemy, gives us her tips for a successful New Year's Eve for those who might have anxiety ahead of a big party.
Michael Simon, staff writer for PCWorld, discusses President Obama's comments in an interview with Prince Harry where he warned against the misuse of social media, hinting at leaders that use platforms to divide and spread misinformation.
At this point, most of us feel we couldn't live without our smartphones. And this dependence is enabled by addictive apps and feedback mechanisms called intermittent variable rewards.
When it comes to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, it seems like there is a never-ending stream of news and a new initial coin offering every day. That is why Shaun Newsum launched ICO Watchdog, a financial information service aimed at keeping cryptocurrencies and the companies around them accountable.
2017 saw multiple historic elections, including the election of Ravinder Bhalla, the first Sikh to be elected mayor in New Jersey. Bhalla will be inaugurated on January 1st and intends to hit the ground running.
