Many Las Vegas natives will recognize Colleen McCarty as the pretty investigative reporter from KLAS-TV, Channel 8. Turns out that Colleen, with her fourteen Emmy nominations, Boyd has put up a nice little posting for Colleen. In it, she states her reason for diving head-first into the bowels of hell:
"I believe a law degree will enhance my understanding of the people and the issues I cover."There's her first mistake: Thinking law school will "enhance her understanding" of anything.
We wish you luck, Colleen. Just in case you're considering ditching journalism to pursue a career as an attorney, here's some reading material for you.
(Thanks, tipster!)
If her goal is to go in the direction of a legal analyst talking head on a cable news channel, then a law degree will get her the degree 'cred' she needs. The general public doesn't seem to put as much credibility behind non-lawyers interpreting legal issues when their competition have law degrees.
ReplyDeleteWill it help her investigative journalism? Probably not much.
She can be a District Court Judge - doesn't one of our illustriuous judicial geniuses have about the same qualifications?
ReplyDeleteIt will give her an understanding of pain and suffering. Of course, hitting her own hand with a hammer could do the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI may be wrong but I think she has very young twin daughters. Good luck finding a firm in this town that is open-minded to the demands of mothers of small children.
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ReplyDeletePlease. She currently works one of the busiest jobs in the city AND is taking on law school. She'll be fine.
Please. Boyd isn't even a real law school anyway...
ReplyDeleteAnyone know her?
ReplyDeleteHow does a run-of-the-mill local reporter get 14 Emmy nominations? Isn't that like almost every business in town having a banner that reads "Best of Las Vegas?"
ReplyDeleteYes, I know her. She's a great person and very smart.
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ReplyDeleteGood point.
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She is great and will be fantastic. I wish her the best.
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