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LETTERS, Page 5TV STAR POWER
"Diane Sawyer: You bet she's worth it."
Tricia Marrapodi
Tucson
You ask whether TV news star Diane Sawyer is worth her pay
(VIDEO, Aug. 7). The reply is a resounding yes! I'll give you the
benefit of the doubt and assume there was no sexual bias in posing
the question. The real issue is whether her co-anchor, Sam
Donaldson, merits his. His patronizing demeanor offends me and, I'm
sure, many others. Their show will be able to survive only if
viewers feel her assets outweigh his shortcomings.
Henry R. Hug
Saginaw, Mich.
An intelligent woman works hard all her life to achieve a top
position in her profession, but it seems that everyone is taking
pains to point out her good looks, her winning smile and her
charms. What ever happened to giving credit where credit is due?
Katherine M. Walton
Baltimore
The hype about the money and glamour of these media stars sets
a poor example for American youth. It encourages some to take an
easy route to the "good life" through crime or drugs. The integrity
of the Fourth Estate was more secure when journalism was controlled
by news-hounds, not show dogs.
Judith Richards
Fairhope, Ala.
You say a CBS producer recalled that Sawyer would "show up at
2 o'clock in the morning and write her own copy" and said that this
was "unheard of." When I was a news writer for CBS in the
mid-1970s, I sometimes worked the overnight shift and helped
prepare the CBS Morning News. Then it was the exception if an
anchor did not contribute a good share of the copy; it was part of
the job.
Alison Owings
Mill Valley, Calif.
In answer to your question, Sawyer is worth at least what
Donaldson, Dan Rather or any other major network anchor earns. It's
plain comparable value. Whether any of them truly merits what they
make is an entirely different matter.
Elizabeth Anne Meyer
Royal Oak, Mich.