It was a challenging task but an esteemed panel of NewsBusters editors led by MRC President L.Brent Bozell and MRC’s Vice President for Research and Publications Brent Baker boiled down all the biased outbursts from lefty hack hosts, anchors, reporters and pundits in 2024 and on December 18 announced The Brian Stelter Award for Quote of the Year.
Of course, every year there is way too much bias for just one category. So Baker led a panel of NewsBusters editors to break down the Worst of 2024 into eight additional categories (The Craziest Analysis Award; The Trashing Trump Award; The Damn Those Conservatives Award; The Joy of Hate Award for Joy Reid Rants; The Praising and Protecting Old Joe Award; Carrying Kamala’s Water Award for Helping Harris; The Cursing the Conservative Court Award and the Celebrity Freak-Outs Award).
Today we present the WORST OF 2024: The Craziest Analysis Award.
Without further ado here is the winner (followed by the top runners-up):
WINNER
“The Constitution Is Sacred. Is It Also Dangerous? One of the biggest threats to America’s politics might be the country’s founding document.”
— Headline to August 31 column by New York Times nonfiction book critic Jennifer Szalai.
RUNNERS-UP
“Is It Time to Torch the Constitution? Some Scholars Say That It’s to Blame For Our Political Dysfunction — and We Need To Start Over”
— Headline to September 23 The New Yorker book review by Louis Menand.
“America is a sticky-fingered nation built on stolen land, and its current moral panic is about shoplifting.”
— Washington Post features reporter Maura Judkis in March 1 story.
“It’s been three days, going on four since this horrific event occurred….We have not received a medical report from the hospital nor have we received a medical report from the campaign or from the Trump organization about the extent of the damage to his ear. If he was shot by a high-caliber bullet, there should probably be very little ear there….Is there cosmetic surgery involved? What is the prognosis for recovery? Were there stitches? What is the extent and nature of the damage to his ear? Was it caused by a bullet as opposed to some reports from those on the scene, other reporters, saying that it was actually shards of glass from the teleprompter itself, not the bullet. So, there are a lot of questions around that ear!”
— MSNBC contributor Michael Steele on MSNBC’s The ReidOut, July 16.
“Liberals or Democrats need to develop their own network, their own vast network of media entities.”
— Former NBC’s Today show co-host and CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on post-election edition of Next Question with Katie Couric podcast.
