Women and the Media Fails
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New York Times online FAIL: CaptionFAIL (plixi.com)
Kim Clijsters is "someone reporters long to hug," writes the NYT. -
CBC, CNN FAIL: WTF, CNN? (msmagazine.com)
CNN airs a video segment about "Cheeky" suitcase stickers with NO MENTION of the truly offensive sticker, which depicts an apparently terrified woman who’s been bound, gagged and stuffed into the owner’s luggage. -
Washington Post FAIL: Shales Fails (washingtonpost.com)
In his review of Christiane Amanpour's first show at the helm of ABC's "This Week," Washington Post columnist Tom Shales referred to the veteran correspondent as a "globe-trotting Fancy-Pants." -
Larry King Live FAIL: Hugh Hefner a dubious civil rights activist (ht.ly)
Yes Hefner fought racial segregation, but his focus on blonde white women contradicted diversity. His idea of sexual freedom more resembles objectification & serving male desire & sexist fantasy.No mention of his mainstreaming of sexist soft-porn. -
News Network FAIL: Sunday Shows Are a Boys Club. Snub Women in Power. (politico.com)
Even as women have vaulted to influential positions on Capitol Hill, female lawmakers continue to be under-represented on Sunday news shows. Researchers say the network bookers have a "men-in-suits mind-set" that leads to men appearing over and over. -
New York Times FAIL: 1,000 word article on Fiorina's hair comment refers to Whitman as "BFF" (blogspot.com)
NYT ran a 1,000-word story about Carly Fiorina making a comment about her opponent's hair. If that's not bad enough, the author calls Meg Whitman Fiorina's "BFF on the stump." Would anyone ever use that language in a story about a male politician?
