Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Why Newspapers are Failing, p. 2

Oh New York Times. You do a feature on the first woman to reach a top Army position and you fail to notice that the only sexism you've uncovered is your own.

Compare and contrast:




Pop quiz, after you've read them both: How many miscarriages has ADM Stavridis had? Does he have any children? A spouse? What heartwarming stories do we know about sailors he's hugged? Is he petite? Is he imposing? What's his relationship with religion? How about Sgt. Maj. King: what's her educational background? How is her leadership philosophy going to change the command? Of what accomplishments in her professional history is she proud?

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