USU essayists tackle Chris Matthews, pundits to win statewide contest
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 Posted in Opinion | 2 Comments »By Ted Pease SALT LAKE CITY—Are pundits and political commentators “the ultimate independent journalists”? Two Aggie writers topped 128 other Utah college students to take the top two spots in a statewide essay contest to answer this question. Their resounding “NO!” startled ...
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 ...