TONY OF ALL MEDIA

"Hi. I used to be a respected journalist." I used to think I could visit the New York Post website to indulge in the gossip of Page Six or check out my horoscope without feeling I was actually supporting Rupert Murdoch's evil media empire. But like sneaking the occasional Chick-fil-A sandwich when nobody's looking and, thus, actively supporting a right wing racket, I'm afraid my conscience has got the best of me.  The Post and Fox News Channel are helping to destroy American democracy (or what's left of it) as they continue to give credence to Donald Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud. The latest example was yesterday's criminally dishonest interview with Trump by once-respected financial journalist Maria Bartiromo, one of Fox's stars. Actually, it wasn't so much an interview (Trump's first since Election Day) as it was blatant propaganda posing as journalism. Vox writer Aaron Rupar wrote on Twitter that Bartiromo is "basically a

A new study suggests that while far fewer of us plan to fly on an airplane to see relatives this Thanksgiving because of the pandemic, many of us are still planning to go home — we're just driving there instead.  Despite experts  like  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta urging the public to sit out family gatherings this year as the Covid-19 virus spikes across much of the country, the number of us planning to travel altogether in the coming days is only about 10 percent lower than last year, according to a study for AAA as reported by Statista. While air travel is projected to be off by almost 50%, highway traffic is likely to be off by only about 4%.  The data can be read, says Statista, as Americans "forgoing long-distance travel because of Covid-19 but still keen to visit friends and family who live short or medium distances away." Despite how you get there or who you're spending your holiday with, Thanksgiving gatherings carry "an inherent risk of infection,"

A diversity reality check appears to be the perfect gift for corporate America this holiday season. For years the industry has vowed to make marketing leadership ranks more representative, yet a mere 12 percent of top marketing jobs today are held by nonwhite executives, according to a new survey by the ANA.  Progress continues to be made, the association announced during the first day of its annual Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference — just not enough. While people of color continue to fight to achieve parity, women have fared far better — and in fact, now dominate top marketing jobs. According to ANA, of 870 member corporations, 52 percent of marketing bosses are female, up from 47 percent last year and 45 percent the year prior. "At the senior leadership level, female representation is now likely at an all-time high," the group said. Some progress is being made among minority groups, as Ad Age reported , with companies including Coca-Cola Co., Citi, Kellogg,