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The classic "girl reporter" is from "His Girl Friday", smart-talking, independent, "feisty".  Women reporters since then have often been influenced by this character. Particularly influential in girls' literature, too; as in ''Harriet the Spy'', whose Harriet shows many of the skills of the typical girl journalist: feisty, nosy.
{{EFCindex}}The classic "girl reporter" from "His Girl Friday" is smart-talking, independent, "[[feisty]]".  Women reporters since then have often been influenced by this character. Particularly influential in girls' literature, too; as in ''Harriet the Spy'', whose Harriet shows many of the skills of the typical girl journalist: feisty, nosy.


== Characters by name ==
== Characters by name ==


* Serina on "Battlestar Galactica" (1978)
* [[Serina]] on "Battlestar Galactica" (1978)
* [[Lois Lane]] (DC Comics & various media adaptations)
* [[Lois Lane]] (DC Comics & various media adaptations)
* Polly Perkins in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004)
* [[Polly Perkins]] in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004)
* [[Perri Reed]] in ''Night Stalker'' (2005 TV series)
* [[Jeri Slate]] in ''[[The Collector (TV series)|The Collector]]'' (2004)
* [[Jeri Slate]] in ''[[The Collector (TV series)|The Collector]]'' (2004)
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]], in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and spin-offs.
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]], in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and spin-offs.
* [[Chloe Sullivan]] in "[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]"
* [[Chloe Sullivan]] in "[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]"
* [[Sacharissa Cripslock]] in ''[[The Truth]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]]
* Deana in Battlestar Galactica 2004


[[Category:Characters by occupation|Journalists]]
[[Category:Lists of female characters by occupation|Journalists]]

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The classic "girl reporter" from "His Girl Friday" is smart-talking, independent, "feisty". Women reporters since then have often been influenced by this character. Particularly influential in girls' literature, too; as in Harriet the Spy, whose Harriet shows many of the skills of the typical girl journalist: feisty, nosy.

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