The question of how much a public figure can reveal about herself - without crossing some invisible line of being too revealing - has come up after Shea Allen, a news reporter for WAAY-TV (an ABC affiliate) in Hunstville, Alabama, got fired for posting intensely personal information about herself and her television job online, according to a Mediaite report on Monday.
In a blog-styled post, Allen wrote a piece called “Confessions of a Red Headed Reporter” in which she listed 10 confessions about her personal life’s journey – including information about her television experiences and her personal beliefs.
Here are the ten confessions Allen wrote which resulted in her unemployment:
1. I’ve gone bra-less during a live broadcast and no one was the wiser.
2. My best sources are the ones who secretly have a crush on me.
3. I am better live when I have no script and no idea what I’m talking about.
4. I’ve mastered the ability to contort my body into a position that makes me appear much skinnier in front of the camera than I actually am.
5. I hate the right side of my face.
6. I’m frightened of old people and I refuse to do stories involving them or the places they reside.
7. Happy, fluffy, rainbow stories about good things make me depressed.
8. I’ve taken naps in the news car.
9. If you ramble and I deem you unnecessary for my story, I’ll stop recording but let you think otherwise.
10. I’ve stolen mail and then put it back (maybe).
While some of the items on the list are quite innocent, stealing mail – and an admission that she has broken the law by stealing mail - isn’t a smart thing to do. Also, the one about her being afraid of old people and not wanting to deal with them makes one feel rather sad for her parents and grandparents, doesn’t it?
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Have you ever been fired from a job?