The real problem with Donald Trump retweeting those provocative pictures of Megyn Kelly

"Finally, there is the even more complex set of questions about what "obligation" Kelly has to comport with other people's notions of what a serious woman journalist does or does not do. In television news, a reporter's appearance -- really some admixture of sex appeal and likability -- is one of the many measures by which reporters with promising careers are regularly evaluated. News directors have been known to focus-group an anchor or reporter's authority and trustworthiness and then turn to questions about whether viewers "like" the employee or find him or her -- but especially her -- attractive or appealing. There are newsrooms where meetings and memos are still going out about the ideal way for women on camera to dress and which colors of lipstick they should wear. For real. The only real question at any television news operation is where appearance falls on the list of valued traits and "skills.""

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The real problem with Donald Trump retweeting those provocative pictures of Megyn Kelly - The Washington Post