Our weekly recognition of journalism for not being so good deserves Pulitzer’s consideration.
As an extension of Townhall’s media mockery, Steal from the headlines, We once again recognize our excellent performance in journalism and submit valuable submissions to the Pulitzer Prize Committee in many categories. In order to correctly identify low watermarks in the media, let us directly understand the latest examples of unremarkable news.
Outstanding local report
- Tovia Smith– National Public Radio
Reporting everything about race in the media can cause problems. When NPR was eager to point out how disappointing it was that a black woman running for office was not elected in the recent elections in Boston, they got into trouble. Small question; to illustrate this point, NPR had to effectively insult the winner, other Female POC. As a result, the outlet deleted its original tweet, which read:
Michelle Wu-Asian American-was the first woman and person of color elected to lead the city. Although many people praised this as a major turning point, others felt that it was even more disappointing that the three black candidates in the game were not even close.
NPR announced that this “distorted” the column and caused harm to others. This is the next question.The original tweets were direct quotes from the article itself, and those so-called hurtful comments were still In the opening paragraph. It seems that the only real harm is the credibility of the export.
Many people hope that Boston will eventually elect its first black mayor, because most of the 30 largest cities in the country have already done so.
Black activists and political strategists reflect on what they can learn from the 2021 campaign season. https://t.co/W5dz54ZBuF
-NPR (@NPR) November 16, 2021
Outstanding feature writing
Ryu gave us a detailed introduction to those brave young people’s new discoveries on TikTok, and Ryu gave us a detailed introduction to the revolutionary technology they found on the platform to improve our lives.
On the video platform, users proposed a new task management system, which they called “Time is blocked,“In order to classify basic activities to maximize efficiency and lead to a sharp rise in productivity, and to see the scope of goals and achievements expand. This is a viral scheduling strategy that can help overcome delays and even relieve pressure. For any For people, this sounds like a milestone in expanding possibilities, so for those who are not on TikTok, I will summarize this revolution for you in this way:
The children discovered how to use the calendar.
There are too many things to do and too little time. Even the simplest tasks, such as walking, cannot adapt to your busy schedule. Users on TikTok claim that they have found a solution: time constraints.https://t.co/acWGoxjXBi
-USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 15, 2021
Outstanding National Report
- Joe Scarborough — MSNBC
Sponsor Good Morning Joe It went through some difficult processes this week as he tried to express his opinion in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. He initially announced that Rittenhouse had unloaded 60 rounds on that decisive night, and when called—even mentioned by the defense lawyer in the closing statement—he brazenly stated that he was wrong:”I corrected my problem this morning and said he fired a bullet in 60 seconds. But then Scarborough issued a bold follow-up statement, blaming his own audience for his misinformation.
For anyone following the case for more than a minute, this is clearly wrong. I mean, he unloaded the bullet in about 60 seconds. Thank you for pointing this out. https://t.co/opGKvw6VEL
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 15, 2021
Joe was not at fault for providing a lot of false information-the audience should follow the trial enthusiastically and then watch all three hours of his show to understand the truth. Anyone who listens to him and believes that his words are correct can only blame himself for being misled.
Outstanding explanatory report
- Tommy Christopher– intermediary
Considering that in our current media environment, everything is shot through a racial prism. Now, we are told that the bridge is racist, using the word “education” is a code that actually wants to use the N word, and you are a white supremacist, voted for a female POC to enter the main office. Therefore, in this atmosphere, when Joe Biden made some racially insensitive remarks and was defended at the highest level, it was instructive.
The media is bad enough, but when a website that reports on the media messes things up, it gets worse. And, more interestingly, intermediary Columnist Tommy Christopher has always been a paradox. To some extent, you can say that he is not the brightest crayon in the knife drawer against the wall.
In his reflective defense of Joe Biden, Christopher boldly refuted the President’s claim that the great baseball pitcher Satchel Paige was called “black”, which is not what we are waiting for The media reports are contradictory. Of course, Christopher weakened his emotional defense by publishing a video of Biden’s speech, and also provided a transcript that clearly saw Biden’s use of the word.
Don’t believe your liar ears: Mr. Christopher is here to make a false record.
No, Joe Biden did not refer to Satchel Paige as “black” in his Veterans Day speech https://t.co/N0wU4nsWqK
-Mediaite (@Mediaite) November 11, 2021
Outstanding Investigation Report
- Glen Kessler— Washington post
On the topic of racist bridges, this very strange comment by Pete Buttigieg, the Minister of the Interior, has been violently defended by some media. Look, this book was written about 50 years ago. It describes an urban designer in New York, claiming that he deliberately made the bridge in the city too low to take the bus to prevent black residents from going to the beach.
Glenn jumped to the front to defend Buttigieg’s honor, citing his only source.
“…Find it difficult to obtain permits, especially Moses’ beloved Jones Beach; most people are diverted to parks miles away on Long Island.” There are many, many more. It is easily one of the best non-fiction books of all time. https://t.co/vV0MWKxJRX
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 8, 2021
Then, the outstanding fact checker Kessler was personally checked by some historians, and within a few days, this great book suddenly became more valuable.
ICYMI -> We soon cited Caro’s work as an authority.Experts are increasingly suspicious of this story… Robert Moses and the legend of racist Park Road and Bridge https://t.co/xJxshDUKXC
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 10, 2021
Outstanding cultural review
- Sophie Egan– New York Times
This illustrates their readership. In the amazing exploration of how we eat fruits and vegetables. Hmm… sort of. In a lengthy survey, the column laid out the important details behind what (if any) might happen if you consume the small label affixed to the product. I think it is no longer an insult to say that the readers of The Times are dumb people.
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. https://t.co/PeM2AUXuee pic.twitter.com/gNYtQz8g0q
-The New York Times (@nytimes) November 16, 2021
