Regularly, we compile some of the most fractured examples of journalism, nominating them for the un-coveted dishonor of “winning” our un-distinguished Remmy Award. At the end of the year, we recognize the greats by gathering examples and judiciously choosing the deserving performances.

Here are the latest nominees for The Remmys.

Distinguished Breaking News

During live, unfolding events being covered in real time, the collection of facts can be sketchy, and the details that are immediately known are frequently seen as fluid. That said, during coverage of a murder taking place in New York City, it is not exactly clear how wise it was for Burnett to speculate on the race of the shooter, describing him as “possibly white.”

It is quite the contrast from times when a shooter is known to be a minority and the press holds back from describing them accurately. Also quite contrasting was the murderer’s actual race.

“possibly white” pic.twitter.com/tn8Gfxq0cr

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 29, 2025

Distinguished Photo Journalism

The dysfunctional mates at the bad ship, The Bulwark delivered an audacious display. For an immigration story, they featured a Venezuelan man named Jesus Teran, who worked in construction and was detained by immigration authorities. The outlet decided this was a ripe opportunity to equate this man with the Son of God, and even provided a photo of a statue of him on the cross with a pair of handcuffs on his arm.

That’s right – The Bulwark arrested Christ.

His Name Is Jesus.
He’s a Carpenter.
ICE Arrested Him.https://t.co/iLhL6ACvz4

— Sam Stein (@samstein) July 30, 2025

Distinguished Local Reporting

• Daniel Patrick Shehan – Morning Call

The press has been flooded with imiigration detention tales that have been unraveled once all the facts are found, but this one might be the worst. It is made especially bad when other news outlets ran the unattributed story, and then it all blew up.

It was reported that an Allentown, Pennsylvania, family saw their 82-year-old grandfather detained by ICE agents, and the man allegedly died while in custody. Then the story changed. It was reported later that he had instead been deported to Guatemala, where family members tracked him down. However, ICE denied any knowledge of this individual. Then Guatemalan authorities reported not having any record of the man in  their system, and the hospital where he was supposedly transferred upon arrival had no one checked in with his name. THEN, Chilean officials came forward to say the photos of the man in the news reports was someone who died four years prior.

The family has since gone dark, and the Morning Call staff has been entirely shamed.

‘Report’ of ICE Deporting an 82-Year-Old Legal Immigrant Gets a Bombshell Update, Press Left in Shambleshttps://t.co/vULdIAtEQ3

— RedState (@RedState) July 22, 2025

Distinguished Public Service

The Times splashed a photo of a malnourished 18-month-old to illustrate the plight of Palestinians and the scarcity of food in Gaza. But people began to ask why others in the family, who were seen, were not likewise emaciated. The paper had to come back later and explain that it had learned the child was suffering from a hereditary disease.

Then the manipulation became worse, as Axios next ran images of the same family, as did Getty Images, a sign that maybe the starvation was not as rampant and that Hamas propaganda was feeding these images to the press.

We have appended an Editors’ Note to a story about Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a child in Gaza who was diagnosed with severe malnutrition. After publication, The Times learned that he also had pre-existing health problems. Read more below. pic.twitter.com/KGxP3b3Q2B

— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) July 29, 2025

Distinguished International Reporting

Between Hamas raiding supply lines and the U.N. incapable of delivering the thousands of pallets of relief supplies into Gaza, one of the methods has been for Israel and other countries to run air drops of food and other aid into the region.

CNN is on the scene to explain how this is an unacceptable effort.

Palestinians condemn humiliation of chasing after airdropped aid in Gaza #oranjezomer https://t.co/4z7IAlsyKI

— 🇳🇱 R E : C O D E (@_recode) July 28, 2025

Distinguished Explanatory Journalism

CNN’s media maven has been all-in on the hysteria surrounding the cancellation of Stephen Colbert. In his newsletter, Brian had to move facts around to fit his perceived narrative, that being Trump’s politics got him fired.

First, Colbert was not fired and is not being replaced. He is staying on the air for 10 more months. It was a monetary decision, evidenced by the fact that the entire show is being taken down. Brian even has to massage details to state Colbert has the number one-rated nighttime talk show. To avoid the reality that “Gutfeld!” beats all others in audience, he says, “Colbert outrated his competition at 11:35 pm.” (“Gutfeld!” airs at 10:00 pm.)

But Brian saw a need to cling to the “political uproar” of this decision, even as he was presented with disqualifying empirical testimony. 

• But CBS insiders insist, even when speaking frankly on condition of anonymity, that the move was financially driven, not politically motivated.

The bottom line, according to one person close to Colbert, is that “The Late Show” is a “casualty of the merger.” Here’s what that means: https://t.co/4gyJc9iGBi

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 18, 2025

Distinguished Cultural Criticism

As the press has been falling over themselves concerning the Sydney Sweeney ad hysteria, it has been tough to single out the worst. But we have our favorite, and that would be Mr. Warzel coming up with the concept that the Right has adopted Sweeney’s physique as a political flag.

• The Right has co-opted her image. Even her figure has become a cultural stand-in for the idea, pushed by conservative commentators, that Americans should be free to love boobs.

Meanwhile, the Democrats and the press are dismayed why men are walking away from the party in droves…

The backlash to Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle ad campaign—and the backlash to the backlash—illustrates how broken online discourse is, Charlie Warzel writes. https://t.co/rn3UGy7fUI

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 30, 2025

Distinguished Sports Reporting

The reporter, from the site formed by those outcasts who used to work at Deadspin, was at the MLB All-Star Game being held in Atlanta and decided it was needed to address the Georgia voting law changes from four years prior. That was when the league pulled the mid-summer classic from the city as a form of protest for black citizens…and ended up impacting numerous POC businesses in the process.

Ms. Eisen felt her question was valid because, as she put it, the “voter suppression” law is still in effect and unchanged. Of course, she appears oblivious that after the passage, the law led to record voter turnout and increased numbers across all demographics.

Pat McAfee, Dave Roberts went full company men when faced with a tough question about why the MLB All-Star Game was back in Atlanta despite no change to Georgia’s disenfranchising voting laws. pic.twitter.com/wg0qFRfNWH

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 14, 2025

Distinguished Cultural Commentary

We do not mean to necessarily impugn the free time of individuals; if you have a prediliction to pose as a superhero or movie character in your spare time, who are we to judge? 

But at the same time, it does seem reflective of a certain level of mental imbalance when in the nation’s capital, there are throngs of people who deal with the stress of working in or around government by cosplaying as aquatic mythical creatures to socialize in mermaid pods. 

DC Psychosis Scales New Depths: Those Stressed in the Nation’s Capital Join Mermaid Pods to Decompresshttps://t.co/jI1RKx8MUl

— RedState (@RedState) July 30, 2025