Teaching Activity for News Analysis

I'd have students start by discussing whether or not they watch the news and if so, if students or their parents have any "favorite" news personalities. Many people are loyal to their anchors and have ones they like and dislike. We would discuss the traits (personality and physical) that students believe are important in a newscaster. Students would then watch a few different local broadcasts and look at the anchors featured on each and take notes on what they see in terms of:
-Style of speech, esp. moments when the anchors go off-script
-Clothing/accessories
-Race/gender/size/weight/other types of diversity
Also, I have noticed that many news anchors use social networking, email, etc. to get in touch with viewers. Most of them at least have a Q&A profile listed on the news station's website. I would have students read some of these anchors' information and comment on their content. What sorts of information is given, and does it match with each anchor's TV persona?