POT, KETTLE, BLACK. A new study shows the Sunday-morning talk shows are total dudefests -- more than 75% of guests are men. This research brought to you by an organization whose staff and advisors are more than 75% male.
--Ann Friedman
Posted by Ann Friedman on May 14, 2007 2:40 PM|Permalink|
COMMENTS (8)
Of course, at 25% female, Media Matters is faring better than the Sunday talk shows.
It's likely that both have their subconscious discrimination, but for the most part they are drawing from applicant pools that are the result of decades of discrimination in various forms.
Way to ignore the 'applicant pools' part of NB's post, Ann. And you also might want to check your sexist blogroll, which has better numbers than MM, but doesn't seem to pass your pan-calling-the-pot-calling-the-kettle-black test.
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COMMENTS (8)
Of course, at 25% female, Media Matters is faring better than the Sunday talk shows.
It's likely that both have their subconscious discrimination, but for the most part they are drawing from applicant pools that are the result of decades of discrimination in various forms.
Posted by: Nicholas Beaudrot | May 14, 2007 4:03 PM
How about the percentage of Jews at the Times, the Prospect, NPR, Hollywood studios, etc.? Any problems there with overrepresentation?
Posted by: mari lup | May 14, 2007 5:16 PM
As Media Matters is a self-described progressive organization, "subconscious discrimination" is a pathetic excuse.
And I'd like to state for the record that, despite appearances, neither I nor my fellow web editor Sam Rosenfeld are actually Jewish.
Posted by: Ann Friedman | May 14, 2007 5:42 PM
Man, I sure hope Media Matters does the right thing and shutters their operation soon.
Posted by: Matt Sandwich | May 15, 2007 8:37 AM
Way to ignore the 'applicant pools' part of NB's post, Ann. And you also might want to check your sexist blogroll, which has better numbers than MM, but doesn't seem to pass your pan-calling-the-pot-calling-the-kettle-black test.
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