. . .
K “One can hope. He is in the Club, but he has challenged the Narrative with Facts. He is risking his position yet may now be old enough not to care. The two Awards should also be awarded jointly to the ‘Columbia Journalism Review’ that showed remarkable courage and integrity. And with a nod to Kyle Pope.”
L “Never happen.”
K “Of course not.”
. . .
K “They should revoke the Pulitzers awarded for the sham and the fraud in 2018.”
L “Never happen.”
K “Of course not.”
. . .
K “The individuals who were wrongly awarded the Pulitzers in 2018 should muster the dignity and integrity to return the awards.”
L “Never happen.”
K “Of course not.”
. . .
K “And apologize.”
L “Never happen.”
K “Of course not. That would contravene the American Way.”
. . .
[See “The Press versus the President” in four parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of Jeff Gerth’s magnum opus in the “Columbia Journalism Review” dated January 30, 2023; see “The Press Reckoning on Russiagate” by Patrick Lawrence in “Consortium News” dated February 7, 2023; “Columbia Journalism Review Russiagate Post-Mortem Is a Good Start” by Mark Hemingway in “RealClearPolitics” dated February 6, 2023 and “Take a Bow, Columbia Journalism Review” by Matt Taibbi in “Racket News” dated February 8, 2023.]
[See the e-commentary at Russian Interference; Russian Collusion. Epilogue (March 25, 2019) and Russian Interference; Russian Collusion (February 26, 2018). Joe’s Award should have been bestowed for the ideas and insights in these two pieces.]
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Seventh Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2022 (May 9, 2022)
Posted in Economics, Journalism, Pushitzer Prize In Commentary on May 9, 2022 by e-commentary.org. . .
“The envelope please. . . . This year’s Pushitzer Prize in Commentary is awarded to . . . Yves Smith (Susan Webber) with Naked Capitalism . . . for stirring the pot, asking hard questions, demanding answers, rejecting lies, spotlighting uncomfortable truths, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. And being a journalist. And choreographing a collective of journalists who comment with insight and integrity on finance, economics, politics, power and life.”
. . .
[See the e-commentary on the ongoing international crime at The Persecution Of Assange And The Feckless MSM (September 21, 2020).]
[See the e-commentary on the Commentary Award at Sixth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2021 (June 7, 2021), Fifth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2020 (May 4, 2020), Fourth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2019 (April 15, 2019), Third Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2018 (April 16, 2018), Second Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2017 (April 10, 2017), First Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2016 (April 18, 2016), Pulitzers Are Pro-War? Pressing The Pushitzers (April 22, 2013) and Economics And Finance: Girls v. Boys (June 4, 2018).]
[Please send nominations for the Pushitzer Prize in Commentary for 2023 and a supporting letter by January 21, 2023 to e-ssay@gci.net and send the entry fee to your favorite charity.]
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