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Two unrelated questions for general discussion:
1. Is Katie Couric the right person to be the first female solo news anchor for a major network? My choice would someone like Christiane Amanpour, but I doubt she would ever leave the field, plus I'm pretty sure she's some kind of foreigner. And would we even be disussing this if the job had gone to, say, Anderson Cooper? As for Couric, I wonder if a lack of gravitas will make it difficult for people to take her seriously, but I'd be willing to give her a chance.
2. How long should this guy be hung up by the gonads? And didn't he see that Dateline NBC special?
1. Is Katie Couric the right person to be the first female solo news anchor for a major network? My choice would someone like Christiane Amanpour, but I doubt she would ever leave the field, plus I'm pretty sure she's some kind of foreigner. And would we even be disussing this if the job had gone to, say, Anderson Cooper? As for Couric, I wonder if a lack of gravitas will make it difficult for people to take her seriously, but I'd be willing to give her a chance.
2. How long should this guy be hung up by the gonads? And didn't he see that Dateline NBC special?
posted by Yukon Sully | 9:57 AM
9 Comments:
At long last, the attempt by the major networks to pretend there was a wall between entertainment and news is clear.
Entertainment has been pushing out news for years but now it's official.
Ha, I'm sure she is going to do her best to be VERY SERIOUS now that she is an achor. Even Ann Curry would be better than Katie Couric. Blech. At least its not Diane Sawyer--I dont know who's worse. I was doing a search for available women journalists in an effor to answer your question and came across a photo of congresswoman Mckinney on cnn.com that was just horrifying. I cant believe they are allowed to get away with it. There are plenty of official photos of her everywhere and the choose the most unflattering photo possible. It made me sick--I had to send an email. What is the world of professional journalism coming to? They might as well make Mickey Mouse an achor for it meand today.
Sorry, I keep hijacking your comments. I meant well intially.
Hijack away, that's what they're there for.
Excuse me Myrna, your hypocrisy is showing.
Why would you be doing a search only for WOMEN journalists? You wouldn't deny a man the right to compete for this well paying job JUST because of his gender would you? I thought you were all for equal treatment.
Oh, I almost forgot, men's legs aren't as shapely as Katie's. Now I know why you would ONLY consider a woman.
JD
Katie Couric is a diva and thinks she's hot shit. Today got good ratings because they'd occasionally bring in Justin Timberlake and his ilk. She's like Carson Daily, only older and balder. Nobody watches the news anymore when Cash Cab is on simultaneously. I don't think most people care about who's reading the teleprompter these days.
Ah JD, thats not fair--that was the way Yukon Sully posed his question--first female anchor (see above). Anyway, I have been mulling this over and I think we are holding the Today show against Couric. I mean, I have seen flashes of her potentional for serious news--as serious as anyone else these days anyway. Just because I dont personally like her style doesnt mean she isnt capable. Personally, I would have liked someone more old school.
If I remember correctly, from when I watched Today several years back, Katie Couric tends to fawn all over celebrities and anyone else she's interviewing. While I know that the anchor on the nightly news rarely, if ever, conducts an interview (but I'd be willing to bet several specials crop up early in her tenure that have her showing how great she is interviewing people), it just seems silly to have that person supposedly playing the role of Walter Cronkite.
Sugafree, I think more people than we all realize still watch that stuff. Those of us who get a lot of info from the internet constantly hear about network news losing its grip, yet when ratings come out every so often, the networks still command a staggering amount of viewers compared to cable and internet hits.
In a related story, Paris Hilton will soon be anchoring CNN International News.
Our facination with celebrity status seems to know no bounds.
JD
I remember Couric during 9/11 when I was in DC and she did pretty well although everyone was reporting rumor as news. If you believed the news, every fed building had been bombed and phones were down so there was no way to know if your friends and family were alive. Well, that took me back for a moment.
Couric is awful with celebrities but they all are now....they all make me want to barf. Look at Diane Sawyer for christ sakes.
And I aint no danged hypocrite! At least not on this issue ;)
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