Letters to the Editor
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Christiane Amanpour is my top candidate
Christiane Amanpour is my top candidate for network anchor, but if Katie Couric is selected, she'll prove her graviatas, or not. Elizabeth Vargas is making the case for women too, even if -- as is too often the case -- her chance to prove herself arrived by accident. Also, although I haven't been following the news anchor wars closely, it seems that Vargas' pregnancy leave is covered more as an opportunity for the job to be taken away from her -- rather than as evidence of her unreliability.
Back to Amanpour, I admire her as an intelligent, well-informed serious news journalist who is willing to ask tough questions and tell the truth, even when it is not politically correct. She always seems well prepared whether reporting the news or conducting an interview, is willing to go where the news is, and has demonstrated moral and physical courage. Still, I believe Couric too would show she has what it takes, if she accepts the job. She'll be given a hard time at first, but as with most women, she'll show she is more than capable and has the requisite gravitas -- a word that can be attributed to a woman as easily as to a man.