Rise of the Anchorwoman


	Rise of the Anchorwoman

Francesca Donner

3-18-2009 1:31 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0c9e4536-b9a2-497f-8026-812e8de3dda5/6E621173-3067-4022-8FA8-0B8EBFF9A7FE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1" href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1" style="font-size: 11px;">www.boston.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1">As layoffs and early retirements alter Boston's television newsrooms, the traditional anchorman is becoming a minority and newscasts are getting female makeovers.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1">Men have been leaving their anchor jobs because of  budget cuts forced by the recession and changes in direction at the stations, and women are being elevated to more prominent roles.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1">One explanation, observers say, is that young men may be backing away from the profession as opportunities shrink and women are promoted more quickly. "It's faster for [women] to move up the food chain," said Bob Papper, head of the journalism department at Hofstra University, where he studies newsroom trends. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/18/the_rise_of_the_anchorwomen/?page=1">Some station managers also think they can increase their ratings by putting attractive young women in the anchor chairs, Papper said.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6E621173-3067-4022-8FA8-0B8EBFF9A7FE/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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