Conservative Media Attempts To Disprove The Wage Inequality Between Men And Women Fall Flat As Democrats push for the Paycheck Fairness Act to address wage inequality between men and women, conservative media figures have claimed that there is no real wage inequality because men work more hours than women and thus earn more. But studies have shown that an earnings discrepancy between men and women persists, even when accounting for a variety of factors, including hours worked. Read More
No Matter How Right-Wing Media Spin It, Millions Would Feel “Sharp Effects” Of GOP Budget Right-wing media have responded to criticism of Rep. Paul Ryan’s GOP budget plan by trying to reframe the plan as not actually calling for spending “cuts,” but that it simply limits the rate of an increase in spending. But experts agree that Ryan’s plan would indeed reduce funding to programs that assist millions of low- and middle-income Americans; as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has noted, Ryan’s plan includes reductions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding that alone would “necessitate ending assistance for millions of low-income families.” Read More
“Not A Fit Person” To Lead: Rupert Murdoch’s Indifference To Unethical Behavior Infects Fox News A British government panel investigating the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal has released a report concluding that Rupert Murdoch is “not a fit person” to lead a major company, citing his “willful blindness” to unethical behavior. At Fox News, which is a division of News Corp., this indifference has consistently manifested itself as an absence of journalistic ethics. Read More
