Sarah Palin is the prominent star of Newsweek‘s latest cover, which reads “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?” in huge letters.
Sarah Palin has used Facebook to blast Newsweek in light of their latest cover, featuring her in a jogger’s outfit and standing next to the caption “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sarah?” The photo is real, apparently taken from a photo shoot Palin did for the magazine Runner’s World. (And it seems to be a lot of running, rather than plastic surgery, that shows Palin looking as good as she does as a 45-year-old mother of five.)
But, the former vice-presidential candidate disapproves of the image in the Newsweek context. The magazine has officially defended its choice in a statement explaining that it best conveys the theme of the article inside – which questions her real benefits to the Republican Party. The story also explores how even some Republicans seem to not want her around. The press is free to take this approach, but Palin is also free to complain, and she has.
“The choice of photo for the cover of this week’s Newsweek is unfortunate,” Palin wrote on Facebook. “When it comes to Sarah Palin, this ‘news’ magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now.”
Newsweek Managing Editor Daniel Klaidman explained the approach to Matt Lauer on the Today’s Show. “Sarah Palin has cultivated this image of a down-home, folksy, outdoorsy woman,” he said. “And I’m not suggesting it’s not authentic, but there is a sense in which she understands that it resonates politically. There are a lot of people who would see that image and say ‘That’s Sarah Palin, that’s why she connects with people, there’s that authenticity.’ I don’t think this is an image that is taken out of context, especially when you consider what the point of the story was: to raise these questions about her seriousness.”
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