Who is Katie Couric? She is the first solo female anchor in television news (Poniewozik, 2008). This is a big deal because before her time there were only men. It was always three white guys in suits that covered the nightly news. It's as big as Hilary Clinton being the first female presidential candidate. But as time goes by, Katie Couric might be leaving her $15 million a year job at CBS as CBS is still in dead last to NBC and ABC. Her leaving is a big deal, just as big as when she got hired on in the first place.
When Katie Couric was first hired as the first solo female anchor it was a large stepping stone for women in the world. As we know even with all these equal rights, women still are not treated and respected equally as men. Women still have to set higher standards in the work place. This was event was setter better equality in the workplace and made it seem as if
Katie Couric might be leaving her $15 million a year job at CBS. After 2 years of being the solo anchor for CBS nightly news she is thinking about moving onto something else. As the news might be loosing their only solo female anchor our presidential candidates are more diverse with Obama and Clinton being the first black and female presidential candidates. Is TV moving backwards? Katie Couric failed to bring CBS from last up to any spot, but is this her fault? CBS was always indeed last. CBS executives speculate that
Katie Couric is the first and only solo female news anchor, a position that was always held by a white man. This is as important for any work place that is male dominated. Her becoming the first is just as important as the first female doctor or the first female president. Katie was used to giving career advice, but when she was touring her alma mater a student approached her and asked her for advice. She kept it short and said "good luck in the real world!" (Dagostino, 2008). This shows how much she's been affected from the job title. The real world is tough and now that she might be leaving lets hope that the world of television does not go backwards, not hiring any women anchors for a long time.
References
Dagostino, M. (2008). Katie couric moving on? Retrieved from http://0-find.galegroup.com.mill1.sjlibrary.org:80/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A177984707&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=sjpllib&version=1.0
Kennedy, D. (1995). Women on the verge. (television network news anchors) Retrieved from http://0-find.galegroup.com.mill1.sjlibrary.org:80/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A17006261&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=sjpllib&version=1.0
Poniewozik, J. (2008). What's wrong with this picture?(tuned in)(katie couric and female television news anchors)(column) Retrieved from http://0-find.galegroup.com.mill1.sjlibrary.org:80/ips/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A178227246&source=gale&srcprod=ITOF&userGroupName=sjpllib&version=1.0
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I have a quibble. You say Katie represents a major stepping stone for women "in the world." That reminds me of the way people talk about Hillary Clinton, when she might have become president.
Canada's most famous television journalist was a woman (Barbara Frum), and I suspect (though I don't know for sure) that lots of other developed nations have female anchors, and don't think it's a big deal.
Most other developed nations (and a few not-so-developed ones, like Pakistan), have had female leaders, too.
It's only a big deal in America.
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