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Katherine Anne Couric
Over the past few years, Katie Couric has become a household name, and that's because she achieved something that almost no other women has. She became the first solo female anchorwoman for an weekday evenings news cast. She is also responsible for breaking through the glass ceiling that women had been stuck under in television for so long. Television, especially news, has had a very predominant "male gaze" throughout the years, and Katie Couric is helping to chip away at that. She symbolizes the struggles that women face in the television industry, as well as proving, with her in-depth and rigorous reporting, that women are not helpless and can achieve anything when they try. Ms. Couric fought her way to the top, and even now she is facing the inevitable problems that come with being a successful female in an occupation dominated by men . For example, her legs are often shown in advertisments and during the broadcast- this is using Ms. Couric's femininity to bring in viewers and sponsors. Katie Couric faced all the challenges bravely and fairly, providing the public with a smart, capable role model for women everywhere. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPfRzI7JfKI</span> ^This is an excerpt from Ms. Courics; Katie Couric's Notebook.
Katherine Anne Couric
Over the past few years, Katie Couric has become a household name, and that's because she achieved something that almost no other women has. She became the first solo female anchorwoman for an weekday evenings news cast. She is also responsible for breaking through the glass ceiling that women had been stuck under in television for so long. Television, especially news, has had a very predominant "male gaze" throughout the years, and Katie Couric is helping to chip away at that. She symbolizes the struggles that women face in the television industry, as well as proving, with her in-depth and rigorous reporting, that women are not helpless and can achieve anything when they try. Ms. Couric fought her way to the top, and even now she is facing the inevitable problems that come with being a successful female in an occupation dominated by men . For example, her legs are often shown in advertisments and during the broadcast- this is using Ms. Couric's femininity to bring in viewers and sponsors. Katie Couric faced all the challenges bravely and fairly, providing the public with a smart, capable role model for women everywhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPfRzI7JfKI</span>
^This is an excerpt from Ms. Courics; Katie Couric's Notebook.
Bibliography
http://www.portfolio.com/images/feeds/blogs/image.jpg
http://www.nndb.com/people/487/000025412/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Couric
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/06/eveningnews/bios/main1781520.shtml