Announcing the 2009 P.U.-Litzer Prizes
From Alternet:
The stinkiest examples of corporate media malfeasance, spin and just plain outrageousness.
For 17 years our colleagues Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon have worked with FAIR to present the P.U.-Litzers, a year-end review of some of the stinkiest examples of corporate media malfeasance, spin and just plain outrageousness.
Starting this year, FAIR has the somewhat dubious honor of reviewing the nominees and selecting the winners. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it. So, without further ado, we present the 2009 P.U.-Litzers.
–The Remembering Reagan Award WINNER: Joe Klein, Time
Time columnist Joe Klein (12/3/09), not altogether impressed by Obama’s announcement of a troop escalation in Afghanistan, wrote that a president “must lead the charge–passionately and, yes, with a touch of anger.”
He described the better way to do this:
Ronald Reagan would have done it differently. He would have told a story. It might not have been a true story, but it would…
JibJab Remembers 2009
A surprisingly effective way to remember the big (mainstream) news stories of 2009:
Google Reveals The Zeitgeist Of 2009
Google’s in house guru Marissa Mayer reveals what was on our minds in 2009 in this Google Zeitgest blog post:
Curiosity — it’s why we search the web. Whether searching for the latest news, a popular holiday gift, a website you’ve heard about, the latest singing sensation, or the trailer to a blockbuster film, you come to Google with something on your mind. And since 2001, we’ve been releasing our annual Zeitgeist — our view into the spirit of the times — which includes the fastest-rising Google searches (those that had the greatest surge in the past year) and most popular (those that are consistently searched in large volume, like [weather]). By exploring 2009’s popular and fastest rising search terms, we’re able to share a glimpse into what’s been on the mind of the global community this year.
So what has captivated the minds of searchers around the world this year? As millions…
