She finally teams up with Skorsky after both had left the Herald despite their professional competition, they respect each other's work ethic and have the same goals in mind. She eventually leaves the Herald due to a conflict with her superior and joins Slugline. When she first started submitting reports based on Underwood's leaked info, she began to alienate her coworkers at the Herald with her rogue and mildly arrogant attitude, and unintentionally steals Janine Skorsky's position as White House Correspondent. Barnes then found out where he lives and decided to came to his door, managing to get him to let her in based on their opera photo that she showed him. Not knowing the identity of the man looking at her derrière in the photo, she looked him up, realizing he's a Democratic congressman from South Carolina, Frank Underwood, who's also the House Majority Whip. Upon returning home, Barnes received an e-mail from a colleague containing the photo (that evidently got posted online in the meantime) along with a snide comment "If you want 'em to take you seriously, maybe wear more than a g-string?". While entering the opera house, an older gentleman standing outside couldn't resist a quick passing glance at young Zoe's backside in her tight-fitting dress - a moment captured by one of the photographers snapping away.īarnes meeting Frank Underwood at his home The occurrence that set in motion a chain of events, which would eventually lead to her professional break, came about quite unexpectedly one night at the opera in early January 2013 where she was on a date with a congressional staffer. political establishment, she had been hoping to obtain information that would lead to bigger stories and better professional prospects.ĭeeply dissatisfied about being stuck on Herald's metropolitan pages, filing stories such as the local fireman marrying the meter maid and new jogging paths in Rock Creek Park, Barnes was constantly on the lookout for an opportunity that could propel her into the realm of journalistic credibility. Directing all her charm, sexuality, youthful energy, and social skills towards securing journalistic sources in the D.C. Biography The Herald's metro beat īarnes was desperate to advance her stature within the Washington Herald newsroom.
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