History Characters / HouseOfCardsUSMedia

* NotSoDifferent: Janine reveals that [[spoiler:like Zoe, she used to sleep with successful men to get inside information for stories, and even had an affair with a Congressman at one point in the past. However, she warns Zoe that a woman can only sleep her way so far up the ladder before she hits a brick wall]].

* WrongGenreSavvy: Lucas seemed to think of himself as the lone heroic reporter in a suspense thriller, where he would reveal the evil conspiracy and bring down the [[spoiler:corrupt politician (Frank Underwood) who murdered his girlfriend]]. [[spoiler: Too bad RealityEnsues and his actions ultimately lead him to prison.]]

* BiTheWay: He forms a relationship with Kate, but used to work as a prostitute and serve male clients, and yes, he did look like he was trying to seduce Frank in one scene.

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* FemmeFatale: Tries playing one to get stories, though how good at it she is is a matter of debate.
* HotScoop: Zoe is telegenic on TV, and discovers she likes doing that ([[spoiler:and screwing her source]]) better than being a newspaper reporter.

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* HotScoop: Yes, the next one. She's even willing to sleep with Frank's biographer if that's what it takes.

* BiTheWay: He forms a relationship with Kate, but [[spoiler:used to work as a prostitute and serve male clients]], and yes, he did look like he was trying to seduce Frank in one scene.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Yates has a past of [[spoiler:serving as a male prostitute to get more stories and calls his 'addiction']] and seems to be unable to understand why on Earth a politician who hired him to write a propaganda book wouldn't want a story about a toxic relationship between him and his wife released instead.
* TheCharmer: Yates has ways of getting people to trust him and open up to him in ways they would never do with other people. Even Claire who doesn't trust him at first, submits to his charms [[spoiler: and reveals that she has thoughts of suicide to free herself from Frank.]]
* MultipleChoicePast: Regarding the circumstances of creating his first book. [[spoiler:First he says that is just a fiction loosely based on a friend's stories, then that he stole said friend's unfinished book after the original author's suicide, and ''then'' confesses he is the author after all and it's based on his own experiences as a prostitute]].

* SherlockScan: Because of his past [[spoiler: as a male prostitute who listened to many clients life stories]], Yates is able to look at people and make accurate guesses about their personal issues. This is the reason [[spoiler: Frank fires Yates after reading his official first chapter of his book, because it hit too close to home.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler: How Yates feels after Frank fired him, just when he discovered how he wanted to write his new book. He makes it clear that he still plans to finish the book somehow at the end of Season 3.]]

* OldMediaPlayingCatchUp: The tragedy of his character is that Tom isn't suited for the digital age, and is painfully aware that he's on the verge of being left behind.

!Carly Heath

!Zoe Barnes

[[folder:Alya Sayyad]]

* IntrepidReporter: An extremely competent reporter and she does not give a fuck if a multi-billionaire threatens her.

[[folder:Kate Baldwin]]