Another Strike Against Hollywood

[Frank W. Baker]

Since the start of the talkies all the way through today, "female journalist" has been a classic archetype in film and television. But whereas being a female reporter was once synonymous with tenacity, superior intellect, and wit, today's fictional female reporter serves as shorthand for new media reporter/blogger: young, naïve, and morally bankrupt.  More in: Hollywood's utter failure to accurately portray female journalists