The fear stalking our news studios

By Azad January 21, 2000 8:24 AM

Anita Chaudhuri of The Times UK writes: Once it was classed as the perfect job for the thinking woman.?Glamorous yet authoritative, the role of the female newscaster guaranteed instant respect in the media industry.?After the events of the past two weeks, however, being a female newscaster must surely rank as one of the most dangerous occupations in television.?Sarah Lockett, news anchorwoman on the regional TV station Meridian, might have suffered the same fate as Jill Dando had her obsessive fan not been traced, arrested and finally sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for harassment.?TV and radio broadcaster Zo? Ball may also have narrowly escaped harm after being driven to serve an injunction on a man who had bombarded her with calls and messages for the past eight months.?Read more.