Published on June 4, 2024, 1:00 am

Acknowledging media missteps and the decline of journalistic professionalism, an initiative called “The Golden Remington Awards”, harkens back to a time when news was meticulously carved out on hefty word processing devices. In this series, we note those whose reporting falls short today or borders on audacious. Their selection will culminate in the annual 2024 Remmy Awards.

Notable among these nominations for Distinguished Public Service is Lawrence O’Donnell from MSNBC. O’Donnell is receiving attention for presenting unusual interpretations of real news, including his depiction of Donald Trump allegedly napping in a courtroom. With his peculiar storytelling style and rigid demeanor, one cannot help but question O’Donnell’s magnetic pull over his audience segment.

In the category of Distinguished Breaking News, Andrew Weissmann from MSNBC attracted immense backlash with his seemingly imbalanced analysis during the Trump court trial. His inexplicable adulation for Judge Juan Merchan, under scrutiny by many for several questionable decisions, suggests an alarming neglect of objective reporting.

Other notable nomination includes Sam Forster from National Post-under Distinguished Investigative Writing-for his unusual methods to understand endemic racism within American society as part of his book “Seven Shoulders”.

Editors at The New Republic make it into the Distinguished Feature Reporting category after deciding to indulge in Third Reich equivalences by painting worst-case outcomes under a potential second term for Trump – perhaps aptly referred to as “Trump regime” given their narrative tangent.

Meanwhile, Melissa Chan and Denise Chow from NBC News were nominated under Distinguished Explanatory Reporting for linking turbulence-related injuries during a flight mishap with Singapore Airlines solely to Climate Change- an outrageous argument considering turbulence-related injuries are statistically rare occurrences.

Malique Rankin from Channel 10 News Tampa Bay brought new dimensions of incredibly trivial investigations under Distinguished Local Reporting category with her line of questioning about changing the light color scheme on a local bridge span.

Finally, under Distinguished International Reporting category, George Maratos from CBC, Yukon stumbled upon an obscure story of a woman finding dozens of cooked chickens dumped in woods – triggering befuddling questions about why such a discovery would be considered news at all.

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A word to media enthusiasts: Adherence to trusted news outlets and overanalyzing perceived media errors does little but amplify the noise. Instead, let’s focus on promoting journalistic integrity and emphasizing facts above sensationalism or personal agenda.