Womens Media Center Shills for Couric, Amanpour

It really gets me steamed when so-called “women’s” groups insert gender politics where they don‘t belong and claim to represent things they don’t.  Take for instance the latest example of the Women’s Media Center, a group co-founded by Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem that claims today’s media is in “crisis” due to the lack of estrogen on the airwaves.

In a sad attempt to make sure their preferred women stay on the air, the WMC is hosting a “Watch In,” encouraging women viewers to watch CBS News‘ Katie Couric and ABC’s Christiane Amanpour — two network anchors whose ratings leave much to be desired.

Unfortunately, we’re on the verge of losing two women whose expertise represents the perspectives of 51% of the population: Christiane Amanpour and Katie Couric.

Despite Amanpour and Couric’s innumerable accomplishments, expertise, and conscious efforts to have as many women as men on as guests, their shows have experienced poor ratings this summer. And ratings drive decision-making at the networks.

Simply put, there’s one way to support these inclusive women anchors: watch their shows!

First of all, Couric and Amanpour are not in trouble because they’re women; their shows are failing because people don’t want to watch them.  Amanpour’s anti-war politics bleed through every report and America apparently preferred Katie Couric as a fun and perky morning host on Today rather than a left-leaning journalist perched in a nightly news anchor chair.

Second of all, I take offense to the fact WMC believes these two professional women represent “the perspectives of 51% of the population.”  I wonder if you’d make the same claim about Ann Coulter or defend Michelle Malkin against the onslaught of sexist and racial attacks she and other conservative women face everyday.  Just because Couric and Amanpour are women does not mean they represent me.

Finally, the best way to get more women into media positions is not to tweet messages to your lock-step feminist friends demanding they watch awful television shows.  Since you narrowly support only so-called “progressive” women in media, your real goals have more to do with politics than actual gender equality.  The fact is that there are LOTS of women in the media, and if the WMC could get past their “progressive” views, they’d see that.  But if their standards extend only as far as women like Couric, Amanpour and Rachel Maddow, then their efforts for women in media are going nowhere.

Comments (7)

  • Contrarian51
    Posted on October 17, 2010 at 8:59am

    It’s long been known by any intellectually honest person that NOW should actually be NOP(for Progressive)W and it’s clear that this WMC is simply more of the same with a more directed focus.

    Not sure why this story got so few comments and was buried so quickly, as it’s a prime example of media-related bias and liberal/progressive bias that will go unreported everywhere but here. Odd that other stories deemed as not newsworthy will spark many comments complaining that there are more important things to address and then one like this is being largely ignored.

    Another nice find, Meredith.

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  • Arc
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 3:40am

    Jane Fonda North Viet Nam sympathizer, treasonous traitor to the troops. A woman with standing??????Giving this woman ANY positive station in life is an abomination. I contend Jane Fonda took Nancy Pelosi to a “ Window Pane” Party in San Fransisco. Mystery solved……..yeah….the missing brain cell mystery.

    Report Post » Arc  
  • Itoldutheywerecommies
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 1:11am

    51% of the country, RIGHT!
    Let us take a look shall we?
    From Gallup that is a pretty accurate location for these things. Seems there 10.1% of U3 unemployed is a lot more accurate than the government propaganda numbers that always have to be updated later.
    http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/conservatives-single-largest-ideological-group.aspx

    Hmmmm, 40% self identify as conservative, 35% moderate, and only 21% liberal (neo liberal, not classical liberal).
    So, what we have proven here is they are just a bunch of liars.
    The US is a center right country. I myself would estimate at appx 73% range. Being absolute Constitutional Libertarian at 90% and Anarcho Capitalist at 100%

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  • Large Eagle
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 1:08am

    Verbal Treason from our president and a wanna be Christian jane fonda crying the blues – why don’t they ask NOW to promote their new group.

    Women
    Harboring
    Obvious
    Racial
    Evidence

    OR

    Women’s
    Half-backed
    Orwellian
    Reporting
    Effort

    No matter what it always spells the same thing

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  • ...............R..U..Kidding...Me
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 12:53am

    Lets do our best to put two more women into media by getting Katie Couric and Christiane Amanpour fired and hiring two more women.

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  • Mike Campbell
    Posted on October 15, 2010 at 11:49pm

    Seeing the progressives coming out of the wood work the last couple of years gives a new perspective on the original naming of “ Hanoi Jane ”

    Report Post » Mike Campbell  
  • LSX
    Posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:00pm

    Play this in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon or any other Muslim country Hanoi Jane.

    Report Post » LSX  

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