The "school of the hairdoed news broadcaster". A line I recall from somewhere--or words to the same effect--is, "Edward R Murrow wouldn't have been worried about how his hair looked." That about sums up journalism to me, Don. How it got to be the way it is is beyond anything I can figure out.

From Wikipedia:

Edward R. "Ed" Murrow (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American journalist and famous media figure. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada. Mainstream historians consider him among journalism's greatest figures; Murrow hired a top-flight cadre of war correspondents and was noted for honesty and integrity in delivering the news. A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

From that to the present--makes a guy shudder. I figure one of two things: Mika will be unemployed real soon (for all of ten seconds, IMO) or she'll be given a show of her own. It may be the wedge that breaks the stuff we are subjected to now. One can but hope.