Opinion: Punditry isn’t even journalism
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Stephen Worthington Editor’s Note: This is the winning entry in the 2011 McCarthey Family Foundation essay competition, which addressed the question, Is a pundit the ultimate independent journalist? A political pundit is not “the ultimate independent journalist.” In fact, punditry as ...
Opinion: Pundits are like TV wrestling—entertainment, not reality
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »By Max Parker Dahl Editor’s Note: Dahl’s essay on whether pundits are independent journalist was the second-place winner in a statewide competition. SALT LAKE CITY—I loved watching professional wrestling growing up. The absurd outfits, hair, muscles and personalities amalgamated to an engrossing ...