You've got to be kidding me:
WASHINGTON, June 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Journalists who risked jail in the United States-and their lives and livelihoods in Ukraine-were among the top recipients of this year's 32nd annual National Press Club journalism awards.
The 32 winners were selected from an outstanding collection of entries in categories ranging from freedom of the press to environmental reporting to humor writing.
"The National Press Club honors the superb work of some of the best journalists in the world," said National Press Club President Rick Dunham. "The judges were impressed with work that was insightful and compelling on subjects ranging from the power of Washington lobbyists to the failures of assisted living caregivers."
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-- National Press Club Online Journalism Award, distinguished online contribution: Diana K. Sugg, The Baltimore Sun; Honorable Mention, Steve Lovelady & Staff, CampaignDesk.org; Harriet Ryan & Staff, CourtTV.com. [emphasis added]
What were they thinking?
The omission of Jim Lampley is a crime, I tell you. A crime.
Let's see, Fallacci is actually facing trial in Italy, journalists have actually BEEN imprisoned for what they wrote, not for withholding sources on nonexistent stories in the EU,the Canadian government shuts down its entire news media over a scandal, and we're supposed to worry about THESE guys?
Hey, nothing says courage like the willingness to run the risk of a brutal Fisking.
The journalism "profession" is just one, big, self-licking ice cream cone.
Thank you for the laugh, Pat. One step further:
The difference between dogs and journalists is that when dogs lick their privates, it’s to clean themselves.
Oh c'mon. Steve Lovelady was ridiculed by some drooling morons. He risked serious self-esteem deflation. As everybody knows, self-esteem is very, very, very important.
