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Well, I exaggerate. Slightly.

Here's CNBC's Managing Editor Allen Wastler's post, "Do You Need Bikinis with Business News?" You can probably guess what his answer is:

How much skin is acceptable on a business news Web site?

Believe it or not, the question comes up fairly often, especially when you are associated with a big honkin' network. Had to address it just this morning in fact. We have a set of pictures of a fashion show in Miami. Lots of bikinis and swimwear. And in some of the shots, a lot of skin. We clipped a few from the presentation. I was accused by some staff members of being overly prudish.

Maybe so. The censored shots weren't pornographic and they weren't anything you wouldn't see on the beach. And, hey, what's the whole purpose of the presentation anyway? We're doing it in part because we know our male-skewed audience will find it ... interesting. It's the same reason Sports Illustrated prints its swimsuit issue and networks run Victoria's Secret stories.

Posted by edelfenbein at July 21, 2008 2:29 PM