joellen lublin, go ahead. guest: i do not have any comments on his observations, but i do think he does show that there are people -- there are companies that do look out for the people on the bottom. host: joann lublin and started as a reporter in san francisco and moved to washington in april of 1979 to cover labor issues, housing and urban affairs. she is now the management news editor. what exactly is "management news?" that is pretty much -- guest: that is pretty much everything going on in corporate america. corporate executive pay, governance, the turnover at the top, executive recruiting industry, and i also write a carrier of advice program, which helps out some of the people watching this program today. host: are you finding that more people are looking for career advice in the rank and file, or upper management ceos looking for career advice as well? guest: i get a reaction to my columns from people at all walks of life, all ages, all levels. i tried to do what i can to come up with topics that i th

the author of the article, joann lublin is our guest in just a few minutes. we will be right back. >> wednesday, live from the white house, first lady michelle obama who has made fighting child of obesity one of her focuses will sit down with a student from hawaii. his topic was charles guto pc. joining will be other studentcam filters -- his topic was childhood obesity. joining will be other studentcam filmmakers. that is wednesday on c-span. >> tonight, a discussion on the federal oversight of car safety standards with former administrators of the national highway safety administration. pvalso, the president and ceo f the alliance of automobile manufacturers. that is live at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, c- span.org and c-span radio. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york is joann lublin, managing editor at the "wall street journal." she is here to talk to was about ceo pay and perks. welcome to the program. guest: thank you for having me. host: the article you wrote last week was based on the recession that says it took its

host: joann lublin,

lublin, managing editor at the "wall street journal." she is here to talk to was about ceo pay and perks. welcome to the program. guest: thank you for having me. host: the article you wrote last week was based on the recession that says it took its toll on wall street as well as everybody else. tell us about this. guest: what the survey showed was that for the second year in a row, total compensation for the ceos drop. that was not just a consequence of the recession, but outrage on the part of your elders and government regulators over soaring pay. host: it said that bonuses and grants of stock options for the chief executives of 200 major u.s. companies declined 0.9%, less than 1% to 6.9 $5 million, according to the group management consultancy -- less than 1% to $6.9 5 million, according to the group management consultancy firm. how was the man on the street supposed to feel that they only lost 1% of their salary and are only making $7 million than what they were before? guest: it is better than going the other way, isn't it? host: wh

we're talking to joann lublin about ceo pay and perks. the next call is from michigan, mary, go ahead. caller: this is a game where you are going to pay the executives and it is going to go right into the pocket, and that does not happen. it is going to go into the coffers of the government or into the unions, who have a lot of money as well. i think there is some activity as to the rich people are, verses those who make good money and are inspired by these

with mark potok and also chat with joanne lublin. live at 7:00 eastern, "washington journal." wednesday, live from the white house, first lady michelle obama who has made fighting childhood obesity one of her priorities will sit down with matthew shimura. his documentary was submitted in this year's competition. joining him will be other student filmmakers from around the country. that's live wednesday here on c-span. >> all this month, see the winners of c-span's studentcam video documentary competition. middle and high school students from 45 states submits what are our country's greatest strengths or challenges. just before "washington journal" and at 8:30 during the program, meet the students who made them. for a preview of all the win ers visit studentcam.org. >> now several experts discuss the nuclear summit between washington and the middle east. this is an hour and 30 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to the washington institution for near east policy. my name is simon henderson. i'm the director of the energy policy program here. it is one of those curious occasi

with marked potok third we will also check with joe and lublin of the "wall street journal" about a survey taken nuncio's about pay and perks. tuesday, a discussion on federal oversight of car safety standards with former administrators of the national highway traffic safety administration. along with the president and ceo of the alliance of automobile manufacturers. viewers can also call in or tweaked their questions. that is why 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span, c-span.org, and c-span radio. >> c-span -- our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on twitter, facebook, and youtube. sign up for schedule alert e- mails at c-span.org. >> several experts in u.s. security talk about president obama's trip to prague later this week to sign an arms reduction treaty. that will also discuss the summit here in washington. this is hosted by the center for strategic and international studies and is about 55 minutes. >> this will be on the itunes university. my colleagues are some of the top experts in the world in this region. they have got