On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> I freely admit I have not followed Ms Couric's career over the years, > including her daytime program, but sweet Mary, has she *always* been this > stupid, or did she bring the new level just for this occasion? > > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Why you shouldn't ask about transgendered people's... Netherlands... >> > These ladies kicked Katie's ass, no question. I have a bit of a quibble though with the way the article linked here addresses this. There is no sense in which Katie is functioning as a journalist here, and to put it in that frame makes it difficult to evaluate anything about this properly. I disagree with the author of the piece in that I don't think journalists are under any obligation to read the comfort level or agenda of the person they are interviewing and stay within that. Indeed, one might say that the journalists job is often to do the opposite of that. But the transgender status of these ladies is not news, and they are not on the show to be interviewed by a journalist. As guests on a talk show they do deserve the kind of consideration the author of the piece suggests. Katie is not always this stupid, but she often is, especially when she adopts the role of mouthpiece for the masses. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
