The NYP Plaque for Distinguished Headline Writing

Following the announcement that Facebook was doing away with fact-checkers for being a biased entity, the Times came out to alert us that those same fact-checkers assure that it is not an accurate assessment.

NYT Headline: Meta Says Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False pic.twitter.com/gAbl0W8ata

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 7, 2025

Distinguished International Reporting 

The ongoing debate over a pizza topping never abates, and is even an international topic for arguments: Is pineapple acceptable as a pizza topping? We see how this perpetual aggrievement is not limited only to our shores as a British pie parlor has made its own statement on the topic.

In the city of Norwich, Lupa Pizza has made it known how the proprietors feel about the tropical fruit making its way onto the signature food item, but in taking a stand against this topping, they have not decided to simply eliminate it from the menu. Instead, they make a statement in a unique fashion. You can order a Hawaiian pie from Lupa’s, but it will set you back over one hundred dollars American.

An upmarket pizzeria in Norfolk seems to agree and is charging £100 for a standard Hawaiian to deter customers from ordering the “tropical menace” ⬇️https://t.co/BaM1p86ltb

— The Times and The Sunday Times (@thetimes) January 14, 2025

Distinguished Breaking News

Not unlike the times reporters feel the need to go out in the middle of a hurricane in order to explain to us not to go out in a hurricane, with the California wildfires raging, ABC’s star nightly news anchor David Muir had to provide remotes from the scorched streets of Los Angeles. It is unclear as to just why David had to be on scene.

Wait, we need to correct that; it is very clear that he was peacocking for the cameras. There was Dave, in his network logo fire suit, despite not being anywhere near actual fires, and it was made all the more hilarious when he turned to gesture at the carnage and we saw the clothespin he used to snug up the bulky jacket and make it more form-fitting for the camera.

Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/bGQ3zvF6lr

— Jack Osbourne (@JackOsbourne) January 9, 2025

Distinguished Local Reporting

One of the ongoing controversies about the California wildfires is the issue of firefighters experiencing times when they connect to hydrants and they do not deliver the needed water. In some local coverage of the blazes, Fox-11 had on the air former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso and he was commenting on the problem of firefighters facing this impossible challenge. As he concluded, the anchor saw the need to correct his comments, stating that the station has not received any notification from fire departments that this is a problem. They then cut to their reporter in the field at an active fire, and she immediately reported how the firefighters were experiencing dry hydrants at the location.

This news anchor tried to come to the defense of elected Democrats by claiming that Rick Caruso was wrong about firefighters not having water to put out fires but then the reporter on the ground jumps in to confirm that there’s NO WATER.

This is criminal. pic.twitter.com/dzDMrXIy00

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 9, 2025

Distinguished Explanatory Reporting

Donie-O felt the need to join in on the claptrap media complaints over the demise of the fact-checking contingent in his industry, but in his zeal to join in on the Corgi-pile, he managed to come off sounding disgraceful.

He literally went to the extent of comparing the decision to the tragedy in California, daring to liken the fact-checkers to the first-responder firefighters in the Los Angeles area, and that now lies are spreading like wildfire as a result. This takes tone-deaf obliviousness to a new low.

CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan Is in Mourning, Disturbingly Compares Fact-Checkers to California Firefightershttps://t.co/eyA3iSYBz6

— RedState (@RedState) January 13, 2025

Distinguished Local Reporting

With the latest cold blast setting down on the country, this weather event has triggered an alert for residents in a certain area. It seems that when freezing storm systems strike areas, there is a particular rush on specific grocery items, such as eggs, milk, and bread. The led to the creation of a warning website to indicate to residents when they are poised to encounter shortages – of French toast.

The local St. Louis station has reported that The National French Toast Alert System has issued an advisory for the metropolitan area.

‘National French Toast Alert System’ says St. Louis is due for more French toast https://t.co/YIUsxbMA8j

— FOX2now (@FOX2now) January 9, 2025

Distinguished Investigative Reporting

During the desperate real-time fact checks of the Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing, Cooper comes up with some curious stats that are supposed to be disqualifying. She indicates the military cannot be the least racist institution due to…all of the minorities in service. And, we suppose, the high number of minorities means they are pro-woke, not anti-woke.

This is some disjointed logic from @helenecooper. Is she saying that all people of color in the military are pro-woke agendas ?
Then at the same time she disputes the ”least racist’ institution” claim, even as she shows it is headed by a POC Secretary and has a high amount on… pic.twitter.com/oSygh5Tfjq

— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) January 17, 2025