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A girl journalist commits the crime of being pretty and using it to her advantage observes Jacques Steinberg in The New York Times:
Writing in The Spectator, one of Ms. Logan's rivals, Julian Manyon of the television network ITN observed, "Some of our jealous competitors have unkindly suggested that the unique access we have hitherto enjoyed to Bagram has less to do with my journalistic talents than the considerable physical charms of my traveling companion, the delectable Lara Logan of GMTV."He added that Ms. Logan "exploits her God-given advantages with a skill that Mata Hari might envy."
Over a recent lunch in Manhattan, during a break in her coverage of the Saddam Hussein trial, Ms. Logan said, "There isn't a journalist alive who won't admit to you they use every advantage they have."
In that respect, she said, she was no different from the generations of male reporters who had employed various means to ingratiate themselves with the military. "Some guys come from a military background, and they'll use that," she said. "Some guys are very sporty, and they'll play on the sporty thing."
And they'd be idiots not to. The idea that the playing field is level or "should" be is ridiculous and irrational. Imagine if she said that about some guy who plays racquetball with a source.
Posted by aalkon at November 27, 2005 7:36 AM
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I don't have a major problem with an attractive female journalist using her looks to get the story. I do have a problem with the fact that the vast majority of female television journalists (especially local TV) are judged more by their looks than their ability to get the story or tell it in a compelling way.
Posted by: Melissa at November 29, 2005 9:13 PM
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