Jana Shortal has become the second female anchor in recent months to
be chastised for her outfit after delivering a segment about the
abduction and killing of a young boy while wearing jeans.
A column in the Star Tribune
chose to focus on KARE 11 anchor Shortal’s clothes instead of her
reporting on the death of Jacob Wetterling with a head to toe assessment
that deemed her sartorial choices “downright jarring” because of the
seriousness of the subject.
This criticism came despite the fact that Shortal has worn skinny jeans on other broadcasts for the Minneapolis station.
In the piece, which has since been taken down from the site,
columnist C.J accused Shortal of prioritising being "hip" over the
gravity of the subject matter. “She looked great from the waist up in a
polka-dot shirt and cool blazer, but the skinny jeans did not work," she
wrote. "I was among a number of media types who found them
inappropriate and, given the gravity of the day’s subject matter,
downright jarring.
"My thoughts are also with the Wetterling family. While I cannot
imagine they’ll want to read or watch every media take about the horror
they have been living, I would think that hipness wouldn’t be a priority
while covering one of the biggest, saddest stories in Minnesota
history."
"Being hip in skintight pants while discussing this story was unseemly, perhaps disrespectful."
“I don’t know what my clothing has to do with covering the tragedy of
Jacob's death,” she added. “My only 'wish' on Tuesday was for Jacob's
family.” she then posted this on her twitter page "Thank you. To each of you. Who stood up for me. Be good. Be you. No matter the bullies. They go low, we go high."
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