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Potential Food Felonies, Literature Monies, and Racist Emojis – Opinion

By Pluralist / February 10, 2022

Our weekly recognition of less-than-meritorious excellence in journalism is worthy of Pulitzer Prize consideration.

As an extension of the media-mocking venture at Townhall, Riffed From The Headlines, we once again recognize the exalted performances in our journalism industry and compile worthy submissions to the Pulitzer Prize board in numerous categories. We must recognize journalistic mistakes-excellence to be able to correctly identify them.

Distinguished Cultural Criticism

  • Alejandra Marquiz Jantze, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Asma Khalid — National Public Radio

It is hard for me to imagine getting involved in identity politics. I also feel a greater sense of apathy about fictional portrayals. Although I might have to admit that I am not interested in anonymous digital representations of identity politics, NPR is making this a major issue.

It was the best part of the whole thing that there were THREE reporters present to discuss the accurate portrayal and treatment of race in the thumbs-up emojis. These have led to deep levels introspection.

It was common for society to mistakenly associate whiteness and being unraced. The emojis allowed white people to express their races. “I completely hear some people are just exhausted [from]It was necessary to do this. Many people of color have to do that every day and are confronted with race every day.”

What I find most surprising is the fact that in all of this anxiety texting as an adult without using emojis seems to be completely ignored.

 

Distinguished Cultural Commentary

  • Grant Stoddard –This and That, Not That

Popular food portal Food Portal has an infrequent article list that displays foods Americans think come from certain regions but which are actually Americanized versions. Olive Garden offers a wide variety of entrees. It is notIt’s really Italian!! Sono scioccato!!)

We learn in line with the series that there are Mexican dishes that we call Mexican, but they aren’t from Mexico. There was a small issue in this piece with the first entry, however — nachos.

In 1943, Nachos were created in Piedras Ngras (Mexico), by Nachos.

 

The Best Local Reporting

  • Chris Sommerfeldt — New York Daily News

Eric Adams has been elected mayor of New York. Adams, who is vegetarian, may be something you have already heard. This happens because they, as most vegetarians feel the need to talk about it all of the time. Adams became a pro on this point when he won his election. Adams is a proponent of plant-based diets, holding press conferences and other activities.

In his youth, he seems to have gone a little too far. He may be able to see a need for helping people to kick their bad food habits, but it might be time to slow down.

 

Distinguished Investigative Reporting

  • Bayliss Wagoner — USA Today

When it comes to their work, the fact-checkers of media are very good. The Truth Detector section of journalism has a tendency to cover asinine stories in order to distract themselves from the Biden administration. If crack pipes feature in a Biden policy that cannot be denied you will then correct facts about squabbles over the pay of classic literature characters.

USA Today felt the need to crunch the numbers and come up with the accurate summation of a social media claim that Bob Cratchit from “A Christmas Carol” actually earned more than today’s minimum wage.

 

Distinguished Editorial Writing

I’m certain that the Wordle fans out there were eager for another article on the hot game. I’m less certain that they needed to hear about it from the likes of Monica Lewinsky. My impressions of this game which only involves half a dozen terms are not as clear-cut. I don’t think she needed 1,200 words to give her insight.

 

Internationally Distinguished Reporting

One thing is to claim that the media treats Presidents differently depending on which party they are from. This is quite another when the press displays this contradiction for all to see. The Biden administration recently announced that a key figurehead of ISIS was being killed. It is quite evident that the WaPo took a different approach when announcing the killing than previous such deaths.

 

A selection of Distinguished Political Cartoons

  • Pat Byrnes — The New Yorker

This is not to say that politicians are immune to mockery or derision. However, when it comes down to cartooning like all humor, the element truth makes this even more striking and hilariously funny. It is a waste of time to be 180 degrees incorrect.

To make fun of Ron DeSantis’s base narratives, Byrnes uses them. However, by following the media spin that DeSantis has been removing curriculum from schools, Byrnes shows ignorance about Florida. The state’s schools have some of the broadest requirements to teach slavery and the Holocaust, a policy signed into law by… Ron DeSantis.

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