https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/mar/29/jeanine-pirro-appearance-fox-news-technical-difficulties March 2020
I read the article linked below about a news anchor that did a show from home since everyone is in quarantine and she received backlash. Viewers criticized her hair and appearance.
Excerpt from Fox News:
"Jeanine Pirro missed the entire first segment of her show Justice with Judge Jeanine on Fox News and appeared disheveled when she did finally appear, her hair noticeably and uncharacteristically non-coiffured. Fox News issued a statement on Sunday blaming “technical difficulties” for the spectacle and seeking to excuse the mishaps by pointing out that it, like other networks in such challenging times, was operating “with a reduced staff working remotely to ensure the health and safety of our employees”.
I thought that even Fox New's defense was wrong and lame at best. Calling what happened a 'spectacle' is not the right way to handle it in my opinion. Just because a new's anchors job takes place in front of the camera does not mean everyone is given free rein to comment negative things about her appearance. Fox New's barely defended her. It is not her job to look good, but instead to report about events to update and help the public. It is also very difficult to be ready and your best when having to do a show from home due to the nationwide circumstances surrounding Coronavirus, a major current event impacting everyone differently. Additionally, women, in particular, are the ones that are constantly criticized for their looks, particularly on television and news. It is truly something that needs to end.
This article reminded me of Tufekci (2018) because in the Tufekci article it described how social media is such an issue, especially Twitter for people not thinking their thoughts through and using social media as a rapid-fire response system. The article talked about trolls who throw abusive comments at women most on Twitter. This relates back to the news anchor article because the people were just commenting blindly and not realizing their impact on the other person.
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