Women in/or on TV News

Many stations hire consultants to advise their anchors and reporters on style and presentation. And of course you know what usually is written about hair: Short (but not severe) generic cut.Two thoughts: Indeed they all are cookie cutter imitations! I used to love Jane Pauley's hair, but now I'd have a hard time picking her out of a line-up of TV personalities (which wouldn't be hard to do considering I haven't seriously watched TV for a couple of years).However, when reporting the news, the focus should be on the content of the news, not the appearance of the anchor. Therefore, anyone with a terribly unique look might distract from intent. On one hand, it could be a gimmick --channel 2 (or 3 or 4 or 5....) with the anchor who has waist length hair or who has a crew cut! On the other hand, the distraction could threaten credibility -- the channel is so desperate to set itself apart from the others. It can't do so with jouranlistic excellence, so it resorts to gimmicks.The intent of a TV journalist or anchor should not be to draw attention to herself via physical looks but rather to do the best job at reporting the news. If there is a distinct and unique look to the reporter, people may tend to concentrate on the reporter and not the report.

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