Re: WMTW & pregnancy

["A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@attorneyross.com>]

On 17 Feb 2003 at 19:49, Dan Billings wrote:

> In tonight's part of the series, they featured tape of Ms. Boxer
> undergoing an ultrasound.  Her husband, and fellow WMTW anchor, Doug Cook
> was also there.  Ms. Boxer's very pregnant stomach was prominently
> featured in the story while the ultrasound was being conducted.  It
> reminded of that famous magazine cover featuring a very pregnant Demi
> Moore.  Now, I don't find pictures of a pregnant women's stomach to be
> offensive, but I'm not sure that a TV station ought to show their anchors
> in such a state.  Is video of the birth next?  I would also question the
> merits of any journalist making themselves the centerpiece of such a
> story.  The same story could be told about others.
 
As I recall, Katie Kouric did a show which featured her having a proctoscopy to be tested for 
colon cancer.  I didn't see it, so I don't know how much she was exposed, but I think it 
makes sense.  Why tell the story about others if it's happening to you?  

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