Journalists’ debate fashion: Purple is in
If there was a theme among the more than 800 national and international credentialed journalists in CNN’s press row awaiting the start of the presidential debate, it was purple.
It seems that many journalists pulled out their best bipartisan purple garments — including our own stylish Washington correspondent Tia Mitchell and CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns — for debate day here in Atlanta.
Some said they made a conscious decision not to choose Team Red or Team Blue. For others, it was about wearing a bright, bold color that would look good on television. And a few said it was simply a coincidence.
Either way, the journalists counting down to the debate were seeing purple.
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Maya T. Prabhu covers the Georgia Senate and statewide issues as a government reporter for The AJC. Born in Queens, New York, and raised in northern Virginia, Maya attended Spelman College and then the University of Maryland for a master's degree. She writes about social issues, the criminal justice system and legislative politics.
