What's up with all the giggling women on news shows? It's been this way for years. They can't all be giggling bimbos in real life. They must be taking orders from their bosses to act as silly sidekicks to their male counterparts. Jeez. And why is it the women on news shows are about 40 years younger than their male counterparts? It's time for women to speak up and stop conforming to media stereotypes. .
The problem is that not many of these news broadcasts are hiring serious journalists anymore. Today the hiring process is mostly based on the pysical appearance of the broadcaster rather than actual skills or qualifications. The mentality behind it is that broadcast journalism is a visual medium and the media outlets are attempting to make the broadcast "more pleasing to the eye" of the audience. In the world of cable/satellite news, the problem is compounded by a trend of hiring lawyers instead of journalists. There appears to be a mentality that a lawyer should be able to perform the duties of a journalist even if they have little or no background in journalism. (One exception I will make to that is Megyn Kendall of Fox news, who was hired due to her background as a clerk for the U.S. Supreme court. Covering the Supreme Court was her primary duty when she first signed on with Fox.) To me this is disappointing because there are plenty of compentent journalists in the country who cannot get hired because they are not attractive enough, or they don't have a law degree and are unable to satisfy this weird lawyer-fetish of some news bureau managers. My point is if they start hiring journalists again, this problem would not exist.
Oh well. I just get disappointed with seeing women being portrayed as bimbos, especially on the local news. It's bad in the U.S. Maybe this isn't as much of a problem elsewhere. I thought we would have gotten over this problem way back in the 70s. The TV Evangelists are really bad when it comes to this too. They have a bimbo that sits opposite the TV Evangelist and does nothing but remain silent and shake her head in agreement to everything he says. .
Regarding journalists, you're right. They hire a bunch of repulsive loadmouths that are good with tabloid stories. I don't know of too many good journalists any more in the U.S. news media. Tim Russert's show is about the only one I can stand. .
Well its better than some countries where the women give the weather while they strip down to nothing-- think about that! A lot of the women on the desks are a bit giggly and maybe even a little shallow. But the women in the field are usually very serious. I think you are overlooking the fact that these women, while also perhaps being journalists, are TV PERSONALITIES. It is as much an acting gig as it is a news program. They have people ACTING like they are just having a ball giving the news... Now back to you, Tom.
This subject reminds me of a song... I make my living off the evening news Just give me something-something I can use People love it when you lose, They love dirty laundry Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear Come and whisper in my ear Give us dirty laundry Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em all around We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who Comes on at five She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam In her eye Its interesting when people die- Give us dirty laundry Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet? You know, the boys in the newsroom got a Running bet Get the widow on the set! We need dirty laundry You dont really need to find out whats going on You dont really want to know just how far its gone Just leave well enough alone Eat your dirty laundry ... Dirty little secrets Dirty little lies We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie We love to cut you down to size We love dirty laundry We can do the innuendo We can dance and sing When its said and done we havent told you a thing We all know that crap is king Give us dirty laundry!
