Quantcast

Friday, November 20, 2009

Sarah Palin vs. Newsweek

Sarah Palin is making headlines again, this time for a photo of her on the cover of Newsweek magazine wearing short running shorts. The photo of Palin was originally published in the August 2009 issue of Runners World magazine. Palin fired back with a message on her Facebook page:

"The choice of photo for the cover of this week's Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this "news" magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner's World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness - a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention - even if out of context."

Today Jeff, David and Shaun debate if Newsweek took the low road in using that image, or if too much attention is being paid to a magazine cover. After reading their thoughts, have your say by leaving a comment.