Over at The Huffington Post today, contributor Mike Green opines that Jon Stewart ought to be given a Pulitzer Prize for his segment about the Helen Thomas brouhaha last week:
Green’s article amplifies the basic point Stewart makes: that the Washington press corps has completely given itself over to the political establishment to the extent that they no longer function in even the slightest way as independent journalists. Honestly, I think it’s a bit telling that the Stewart clip is so effective that Greene’s supporting written arguments end up having that “tl;dr” vibe about them, but maybe that’s part of the actual problem.
Frankly, I think it’s incredibly sad that this is how Helen Thomas’s career closed out, and hopefully the transitory nature of these sorts of news items means that this will be seen for the dross that it really is. I hope they do give Jon Stewart a Pulitzer Prize, and, if they do, that he dedicates it to her.
