Idiot Journalist of the Year
The year is only a month old, but it’s not too early to start taking nominations. So far, at least two three journalistic numbskulls are definitely in the running. The first is Sarah Boxer of the New York Times, whose baseless speculations about Ali Fadhil and his brothers at Iraq the Model put all of them in danger. The second is Clare Chapman of the Daily Telegraph, who used bits and pieces from a story in a German tabloid to essentially make up a story about German unemployment agencies supposedly coercing unemployed women into becoming prostitutes. The third is Robert H. Reid of the Ass. Press, who proudly broke today’s story about the capture of G.I. Joe by Iraqi militants insurgents terrorists idiots.
Which of these two three do you think is the more deserving recipient of the booby prize, and why? Any other nominations?
UPDATE: Thanks to Uncle for nomination number three almost immediately after the original version of the post ran. If it continues at this rate, this post will soon resemble the Spanish Inquisition.
UPDATE x2: David Ross suggests Eason Jordan. The competition stiffens.
