Former broadcaster and journalist Janet Wilson has slammed much of the current crop of female television reporters as providing little more than "eye-candy".

In her blog Wilson slams both TVNZ and TV3 as hiring pretty young women simply because they look good.

TVNZ spokeswoman Andi Brotherston told the Weekend Herald: "As a former employee, Janet's entitled to her opinions. We disagree with them."

And Mark Jennings, TV3's director of news, said his hiring policy had not changed in his 16 years on the job.

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