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***Media Research Center CyberAlert Special***
8:45am EST, Monday December 18, 2006
Now Online: Results for the "Best Notable Quotables of 2006, the
Nineteenth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting"
The results are in for the "Best Notable Quotables of 2006, the
Nineteenth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting." A panel of
58 leading media observers judged 17 award categories and the winning
quotes and top runners-up have been posted on the MRC's home page,
with the quotes from television accompanied by RealPlayer and Windows
Media video clips as well as MP3 audio clips. Check:
Media Research Center Home Page - 12/18/2006 1:04:15 PM
Last week we tabulated the votes and squeezed as many quotes as
we could into the eight-page hard copy version. It went off to the
printer on Wednesday night. A press release announcing the results is
going out this morning.
The direct address:
Best of Notable Quotables 2006 -- Media Research Center -- 12/18/06
You'll also see a link to an Adobe Acrobat PDF that matches the
eight-page hard copy version. Direct address for the PDF:
http://www.mrc.org/notablequotables/bestof/2006/BestofNQ2006.pdf
Between Christmas and New Year's Day I'll distribute the text of
all the winners and runners-up, but for now you'll have to go online
to learn the results.
The 17 award categories:
- Tin Foil Hat Award for Crazy Conspiracy Theories
- Blue State Brigade Award for Campaign Reporting
- Madness of King George Award for Bush Bashing
- Bring Back the Iron Curtain Award
- Slam Uncle Sam Award
- Damn Those Conservatives Award
- Terrorists Have Rights Too Award for Condemning "Domestic Spying"
- Drowning Polar Bear Award for Promoting Gore's Inconvenient "Truth"
- Pain at the Pump Award for Bashing "Big Oil"
- Media Hero Award
- Barbra Streisand Political IQ Award for Celebrity Vapidity
- Politics of Meaninglessness Award for the Silliest Analysis
- Good Morning Morons Award
- Cranky Dinosaur Award for Trashing the New Media
- State of Denial Award for Refusing to Acknowledge Liberal Bias
- Recognizing the Obvious Award for Admitting There's Liberal Media
Bias
- Quote of the Year
> The judges, who gave generously of their time:
- Lee Anderson, Associate Publisher, Chattanooga Times Free Press
- Chuck Asay, editorial cartoonist, The Gazette in Colorado Springs
- Brent H. Baker, MRC's Vice President for Research and Publications;
Editor of CyberAlert and Editor-at-Large of NewsBusters blog
- Mark Belling, radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee
- Neal Boortz, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- L. Brent Bozell III, President of the Media Research Center
- Priscilla Buckley, Contributing Editor for National Review
- Bill Cotterell, political editor at the Tallahassee Democrat
- Blanquita Cullum, Radio America broadcaster
- Bill Cunningham, radio talk show host, WLW in Cincinnati
- Midge Decter, author
- Bob Dutko, radio talk show host, WMUZ in Detroit
- Jim Eason, San Francisco radio talk show host emeritus
- Don Feder, former Boston Herald columnist; author, media consultant
at Don Feder & Associates
- John Fund, columnist for OpinionJournal.com
- Ryan Frazier, commentary editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Mike Gallagher, syndicated radio host, Fox News contributor
- Greg Garrison, radio talk show host, WIBC in Indianapolis
- David Gold, radio host, KSFO in San Francisco
- Lucianne Goldberg, publisher of Lucianne.com Media, Inc.
- Michael Graham, radio talk show host, 96.9 FM Talk, WTKK in Boston
- Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis, Media Research Center;
Senior Editor of the NewsBusters blog
- Steven Greenhut, columnist, Orange County Register
- Kirk Healy, Executive Producer, WDBO Radio in Orlando
- Matthew Hill, VP at WPWT, Tri-Cities of Tenn/Va
- Quin Hillyer, Senior Editor, The American Spectator
- Fred Honsberger, radio talk show host, KDKA in Pittsburgh
- Jeff Jacoby, columnist for the Boston Globe
- Marie Kaigler, mass media and developmental consultant, Detroit
- Cliff Kincaid, Editor, Accuracy in Media
- Mark Larson, talk show host, Newsradio 600 KOGO in San Diego
- Jason Lewis, talk show host, KTLK in Minneapolis, the FM News Talk
- Kathryn Jean Lopez, Editor of National Review Online
- Patrick McGuigan, Contributing Editor, MidCity Advocate and Tulsa Today
- Vicki McKenna, radio talk show host, WIBA in Madison, WI
- Colin McNickle, editorial page editor, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
Director of Editorial Pages for Tribune Review Publishing Co.
- Joe McQuaid, Publisher, New Hampshire Union-Leader
- Wes Minter, libertarian radio talk show host and business executive
- Paul Mirengoff, co-author of PowerLine blog
- Robert D. Novak, syndicated columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times;
FNC commentator
- Rich Noyes, Director of Research, Media Research Center; Senior
Editor of the NewsBusters blog
- Kate O'Beirne, Washington Editor of National Review
- Marvin Olasky, journalism professor University of Texas at Austin;
Editor-in-Chief of World magazine
- Henry Payne, editorial cartoonist, The Detroit News
- Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, Editorial Director, The American Spectator
- Michael Reagan, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- Chris Reed, editorial writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Mike Rosen, radio talk show host, KOA in Denver; columnist for the
Rocky Mountain News
- William A. Rusher, Distinguished Fellow, Claremont Institute;
syndicated columnist
- Tom Sullivan, radio talk show host, KFBK in Sacramento
- James Taranto, Editor of OpinionJournal.com
- Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist; panelist on FNC's Fox Newswatch
- R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, The American Spectator
- Chris Warden, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Troy University
- Clay Waters, Editor of the MRC's TimesWatch.org
- Walter E. Williams, economics professor, George Mason University
- Thomas S. Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Human Events
- Martha Zoller, radio talk show host for WDUN in Gainseville, GA
For links to Web pages for the judges:
Best of Notable Quotables 2006 -- Media Research Center -- 12/18/06
-Brent Baker
8:45am EST, Monday December 18, 2006
Now Online: Results for the "Best Notable Quotables of 2006, the
Nineteenth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting"
The results are in for the "Best Notable Quotables of 2006, the
Nineteenth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting." A panel of
58 leading media observers judged 17 award categories and the winning
quotes and top runners-up have been posted on the MRC's home page,
with the quotes from television accompanied by RealPlayer and Windows
Media video clips as well as MP3 audio clips. Check:
Media Research Center Home Page - 12/18/2006 1:04:15 PM
Last week we tabulated the votes and squeezed as many quotes as
we could into the eight-page hard copy version. It went off to the
printer on Wednesday night. A press release announcing the results is
going out this morning.
The direct address:
Best of Notable Quotables 2006 -- Media Research Center -- 12/18/06
You'll also see a link to an Adobe Acrobat PDF that matches the
eight-page hard copy version. Direct address for the PDF:
http://www.mrc.org/notablequotables/bestof/2006/BestofNQ2006.pdf
Between Christmas and New Year's Day I'll distribute the text of
all the winners and runners-up, but for now you'll have to go online
to learn the results.
The 17 award categories:
- Tin Foil Hat Award for Crazy Conspiracy Theories
- Blue State Brigade Award for Campaign Reporting
- Madness of King George Award for Bush Bashing
- Bring Back the Iron Curtain Award
- Slam Uncle Sam Award
- Damn Those Conservatives Award
- Terrorists Have Rights Too Award for Condemning "Domestic Spying"
- Drowning Polar Bear Award for Promoting Gore's Inconvenient "Truth"
- Pain at the Pump Award for Bashing "Big Oil"
- Media Hero Award
- Barbra Streisand Political IQ Award for Celebrity Vapidity
- Politics of Meaninglessness Award for the Silliest Analysis
- Good Morning Morons Award
- Cranky Dinosaur Award for Trashing the New Media
- State of Denial Award for Refusing to Acknowledge Liberal Bias
- Recognizing the Obvious Award for Admitting There's Liberal Media
Bias
- Quote of the Year
> The judges, who gave generously of their time:
- Lee Anderson, Associate Publisher, Chattanooga Times Free Press
- Chuck Asay, editorial cartoonist, The Gazette in Colorado Springs
- Brent H. Baker, MRC's Vice President for Research and Publications;
Editor of CyberAlert and Editor-at-Large of NewsBusters blog
- Mark Belling, radio talk show host, WISN-AM in Milwaukee
- Neal Boortz, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- L. Brent Bozell III, President of the Media Research Center
- Priscilla Buckley, Contributing Editor for National Review
- Bill Cotterell, political editor at the Tallahassee Democrat
- Blanquita Cullum, Radio America broadcaster
- Bill Cunningham, radio talk show host, WLW in Cincinnati
- Midge Decter, author
- Bob Dutko, radio talk show host, WMUZ in Detroit
- Jim Eason, San Francisco radio talk show host emeritus
- Don Feder, former Boston Herald columnist; author, media consultant
at Don Feder & Associates
- John Fund, columnist for OpinionJournal.com
- Ryan Frazier, commentary editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Mike Gallagher, syndicated radio host, Fox News contributor
- Greg Garrison, radio talk show host, WIBC in Indianapolis
- David Gold, radio host, KSFO in San Francisco
- Lucianne Goldberg, publisher of Lucianne.com Media, Inc.
- Michael Graham, radio talk show host, 96.9 FM Talk, WTKK in Boston
- Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis, Media Research Center;
Senior Editor of the NewsBusters blog
- Steven Greenhut, columnist, Orange County Register
- Kirk Healy, Executive Producer, WDBO Radio in Orlando
- Matthew Hill, VP at WPWT, Tri-Cities of Tenn/Va
- Quin Hillyer, Senior Editor, The American Spectator
- Fred Honsberger, radio talk show host, KDKA in Pittsburgh
- Jeff Jacoby, columnist for the Boston Globe
- Marie Kaigler, mass media and developmental consultant, Detroit
- Cliff Kincaid, Editor, Accuracy in Media
- Mark Larson, talk show host, Newsradio 600 KOGO in San Diego
- Jason Lewis, talk show host, KTLK in Minneapolis, the FM News Talk
- Kathryn Jean Lopez, Editor of National Review Online
- Patrick McGuigan, Contributing Editor, MidCity Advocate and Tulsa Today
- Vicki McKenna, radio talk show host, WIBA in Madison, WI
- Colin McNickle, editorial page editor, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
Director of Editorial Pages for Tribune Review Publishing Co.
- Joe McQuaid, Publisher, New Hampshire Union-Leader
- Wes Minter, libertarian radio talk show host and business executive
- Paul Mirengoff, co-author of PowerLine blog
- Robert D. Novak, syndicated columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times;
FNC commentator
- Rich Noyes, Director of Research, Media Research Center; Senior
Editor of the NewsBusters blog
- Kate O'Beirne, Washington Editor of National Review
- Marvin Olasky, journalism professor University of Texas at Austin;
Editor-in-Chief of World magazine
- Henry Payne, editorial cartoonist, The Detroit News
- Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, Editorial Director, The American Spectator
- Michael Reagan, nationally syndicated radio talk show host
- Chris Reed, editorial writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Mike Rosen, radio talk show host, KOA in Denver; columnist for the
Rocky Mountain News
- William A. Rusher, Distinguished Fellow, Claremont Institute;
syndicated columnist
- Tom Sullivan, radio talk show host, KFBK in Sacramento
- James Taranto, Editor of OpinionJournal.com
- Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist; panelist on FNC's Fox Newswatch
- R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Editor-in-Chief, The American Spectator
- Chris Warden, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Troy University
- Clay Waters, Editor of the MRC's TimesWatch.org
- Walter E. Williams, economics professor, George Mason University
- Thomas S. Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Human Events
- Martha Zoller, radio talk show host for WDUN in Gainseville, GA
For links to Web pages for the judges:
Best of Notable Quotables 2006 -- Media Research Center -- 12/18/06
-Brent Baker
