Slate’s Dana Stevens says the new World News Tonight anchor team has yet to make their mark. “So far, Woodruff and Vargas have come off as smooth, professional, and bland, indistinguishable from countless good-looking talking heads on the cable news channels,” she writes. This aside in the review is worth highlighting:
“I’m more disturbed by Vargas’ decision not to give up the 20/20 post when she officially moved into the co-anchor slot. Friday’s World News Tonight ended on a promo for that night’s edition of 20/20. The top story: ‘Star Jones: Love her or hate her, she’s a star!’ The tag ended on a smiling headshot of John Stossel and … Elizabeth Vargas. This is the woman who we’re supposed to get our hard news from?”
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