Looks Can Be Deceiving: Beauty and Credibility in a New Era of News Reporting
<p>Being fat and unattractive makes us appear unintelligent and villainous; prettiness gives us permission to speak. In news reporting, these tough “truths” are more evident than in any other field.</p>
<p>If you glance at the television in any bar, you’ll be greeted with a trustworthy face reporting the latest news. When your eyes meet their friendly gaze, their opinions become facts, and their conjecture becomes concrete.</p>
<p>Recognizing the startling power of an attractive reporter is often taboo, considered merely a perversion of the top executives at large news companies. While organizations like Fox News became notorious for parading around conventionally attractive women as their hosts, the media swept the lookism of other networks under the rug.</p>
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