Twitter uproar from sexist Political Reporter job ad

A job advert has been attacked and accused of being sexist, leading to uproar on Twitter. 

Cox Media Group’s news site Rare posted the ad for a Political Reporter receiving sexist claims after stating they required someone who is “Less Paula Zahn, More Zoe Barnes.”

For those unaware, these are two characters from the popular television show, House of Cards. Zoe Barnes is a journalist on the show who is intimate with the lead character, Frank Underwood, in an attempt to find breaking news stories. However, her storyline tragically ended when she was thrown in front of a subway train by him. In contrast to Barnes, Paula Zahn is a well-regarded journalist also on the show who has worked for ABC, Fox News, CBS and CNN, and now hosts her own show.

With Barnes not quite the role model for aspiring journalists, the ad quickly became a controversial topic on social media.