Journalism: Isn't It Romantic?

THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES broke up with his girlfriend. Is that news?

What if the relationship was an affair that began when the mayor was married?

What if the affair was with a local television anchor/ reporter?

That was the case - the mayor dated Mirthala Salinas (pictured above) who was then working for Telemundo. She actually read the news of mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's divorce on air ... but failed to mention that she was a major factor in the split.

Was it wrong for the reporter to date the mayor (forget for a moment that he was married with children)?

Here in Philadelphia, NBC10 anchor Renee Chenault Fattah is married to a congressman who wanted to be mayor. Should she have stepped away from her job during the mayoral campaign?

A New York Times political reporter wound up marrying the White House press spokesperson whom he dealt with daily during his coverage of the Clinton administration. Was it wrong for them to begin the relationship?

Or is love uncontrollable? Why should you pass up on romance because of your job?