This year’s census by the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), which looked at diversity at print newspapers, shows women accounting for 35.4 percent of supervisors. This barely marks an increase from 1999, when women made up 33.8 percent of supervisors. Women run three out of the 25 biggest U.S. titles and one of the top 25 international titles. They make up 37.2 percent of overall newspaper employees, a whole three-tenths of a percent increase from 1999. Racial minorities fare even worse, comprising 13 percent of overall employees.In broadcast newsrooms, women make up 31 percent of news directors and 20 percent of general managers, according to a 2014 survey by the Radio Television Digital News Association. The fewest female leaders appear in radio, where they account for 23 percent of news directors and 18 percent of general managers. The trend is not limited to the U.S., or even to media. A survey of 500 media companies in nearly 60 countries discovered that men hold 73 percent of management positions. And among Fortune 500 CEOs, women account for 4.8 percent. There are, of course, high-profile exceptions; Arianna Huffington and Marissa Meyer among them. The ASNE survey shows women among the top three leaders at 63 percent of print organizations. But according to the numbers, these instances do little to mitigate a larger trend.What would happen if you reversed the order of paragraphs 3 and 4? (1 point)

Question

Responses The broader implications of an idea would be discussed before the reader understands what the idea is. The broader implications of an idea would be discussed before the reader understands what the idea is. The importance of the problem would become clearer because the worldwide impact would be centered sooner. The importance of the problem would become clearer because the worldwide impact would be centered sooner. The extent of the problem would be lost on readers because they would not receive all the data. The extent of the problem would be lost on readers because they would not receive all the data. The focus of the article would shift from old statistics to trends in the industry.

Answer 1

If you reversed the order of paragraphs 3 and 4, the likely outcome would be:

The importance of the problem would become clearer because the worldwide impact would be centered sooner.

This is because paragraph 4 provides a broader context about the gender disparity in management positions across media companies globally, which would set a more comprehensive background for the more specific statistics presented in paragraph 3 regarding the situation in the U.S. context. By outlining the global trend first, readers would gain a better understanding of the widespread nature of the issue before diving into the specific figures related to U.S. media.