Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Semester Project: Female News Anchors

As the semester went by, we read Naomi Wolf's "The Beauty Myth" which discussed some key points about women and men in the media. In the article she discussed that beauty and youth are used as tools to prevent women from becoming to powerful, as men become wise as they age with there "White hair" as a symbol of "respect" Women however are taught to dread age however are only allowed the power when young.

As you will presentation I went ahead and wanted to point out that why are there not as many older women news anchors than older men news anchors and what is the ongoing problem. Talented women all over the country are let go from there positions by younger and more attractive talents. The media is quite hungry for ratings. 



This is a perfect example of how women are unappreciated in media outlets. Sue Simmons, 69 years old woman was let go from NBC New York and was replaced by a young successor but her 68 year co-anchor, Chuck Scarborough's contract was actually renewed. 


We see stuff like this all the time but never take any action, this video will serve as a informational to show viewers that this is really happening.

PRESENTATION:
http://prezi.com/yca3s9dc0ls1/discrimination-of-older-female-news-anchors/

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. HAKANEN, Ernest, and Alan Wells. Mass Media & Society. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997. Print.

2. Poindexter, Paula. Women, Men and News: Divided and Disconnected in the News Media Landscape. 2007. eBook. <http://books.google.com/books/about/Women_Men_and_News.html?id=eJd8ZLlGHJIC>.


3. Acuna, Kirsten . "AGE DISCRIMINATION ON TV: 10 Anchors Who Were Replaced By Younger Women ." Business Insider. N.p., 08 Aug 2012. Web. 30 Apr 2013. <http://www.businessinsider.com/age-discrimination-on-tv-10-anchors-who-were-replaced-by-younger-women-2012-8?op=1>.


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