[gitmo]

Why is this a surprise to anyone? You cannot compete with someone by doing the same thing they do. You have to find some way to distinguish yourself from the competition. In the case of the news media, they are all identical. Any company that differentiates itself will have a competitive advantage.

[LS]

I have to say, though, that FOX also has featured BEAUTIFUL people, by and large, as its anchors, readers, hosts. It is hard to beat Lauren Greene, Juliette Huddy, Kiran Chitwin, Jane Skinner, and Laurie ("Lips sweeter than the morning") Duhe.

While I would hardly call the males sex symbols, you do have a rugged looking group with Brit Hume, Geraldo, and Brett Baer. But especially with the women, I think FOX has understood that television is about VISUAL APPEAL every bit as much as it is about content. That is not a knock. You see CNN trying to match the "Fox babes," but the CNN announcers just lack a certain character. Virtually all the Fox female announcers are not just pretty, but INTERESTING looking. Since they are obviously also smart and articulate, it's hard to beat with the shrill Judy Woodward and Margaret Carlson.