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How will the media treat the next female VP candidate?

How will the media treat the next female VP candidate?

FromApple News Today


How will the media treat the next female VP candidate?

FromApple News Today

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

CNN reports on the increase in part-time work and the number of Americans returning to jobs with fewer hours and less pay.
Annie Lowrey points out in the Atlantic that although underemployment existed before the pandemic, the problem is affecting millions more in the current economic crisis.
Vanity Fair has the letter written by a group, called “We Have Her Back,” of prominent women advocates calling on the media for more nuanced and fair coverage of Joe Biden’s VP pick.
In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to appear on a major party ticket. Politico interviews her daughter Donna Zaccaro about her mother’s candidacy and the current election cycle.
The Washington Post profiles the women who opposed women’s voting rights: the anti-suffragists.
As the coronavirus spreads in prisons, the Washington Post says compassionate release has been frequently opposed and ignored as a method of letting vulnerable inmates out of these facilities.
The Orlando Sentinel reveals that several inmates in Florida who died from COVD-19 were eligible for parole.
Amid travel constraints during the pandemic, people around the world are finding creative ways to get to their destination. The Wall Street Journal has the story.
Annie Lowrey points out in the Atlantic that although underemployment existed before the pandemic, the problem is affecting millions more in the current economic crisis.

Vanity Fair has the letter written by a group, called “We Have Her Back,” of prominent women advocates calling on the media for more nuanced and fair coverage of Joe Biden’s VP pick.

In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to appear on a major party ticket. Politico interviews her daughter Donna Zaccaro about her mother’s candidacy and the current election cycle.

The Washington Post profiles the women who opposed women’s voting rights: the anti-suffragists.

As the coronavirus spreads in prisons, the Washington Post says compassionate release has been frequently opposed and ignored as a method of letting vulnerable inmates out of these facilities.

The Orlando Sentinel reveals that several inmates in Florida who died from COVD-19 were eligible for parole.

Amid travel constraints during the pandemic, people around the world are finding creative ways to get to their destination. The Wall Street Journal has the story.
Released:
Aug 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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