The Katie Couric Diet
CBS News obviously wants Katie Couric to be a big hit, but apparently not that big.
The network's art department airbrushed a promotional magazine photo of the new "CBS Evening News" anchor to gently erase a few extra pounds (20, to be exact).
Hey, it's not ethical, but it's more common than JonBenet stories. Supermodels get "perfected" through photo technology all the time.
But of course, Katie is supposed to be credible, factual and, you know, real. Memo to the CBS promotions guys: You're during a heckuva job.
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Why isn't slimming down a star digitally ethical, exactly? If there were a way to do it live, as the news is on, why not do it, if it means the viewers enjoy watching more? Would her digitally-enhanced image somehow negate/hamper her news-reporting ability? What's the difference between this and having even male anchors and reporters wear makeup, be lit with special lights, dress in expensive, tailor-made suits and outifits? Isn't it only a difference of degree, and not of kind?
Posted on September 4, 2006 12:11 AM
I only saw clips on some show tonight recounting her huge ratings boost, and I have to say, she is made up like Nefertiti. Any more pancake on her and she'd have to open an IHOP.
Posted on September 6, 2006 9:17 PM