The Pulitzer Prizes have been announced, and the L.A. Times has come up empty this year.
In fact, the committee told Chuck Philips he has to give his back.
OK, I’m kidding about that part. But just barely.
P.S. Michael Ramirez won for editorial cartooning. He used to be with the L.A. Times . . .
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Michael Ramirez…
Another Drew (f9dd2c) — 4/7/2008 @ 11:59 amTen years ago, or so, before he went to the LAT, Michael won a Pulitzer while at the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Probably one of the reasons they offered him the job when Conrad retired –
boy, were they in for a culture shock (as was he, as he recounted in a conversation we had a while later).
Another award for someone with talent – and a conservative view of life.
Congratulations, Michael!
“Editorial Writing: No Award”
Ha.
Congratulations indeed, Mr. Ramirez!
old maltese (682a2b) — 4/7/2008 @ 12:06 pmIn fact, the committee told Chuck Philips he has to give his back.
Interesting idea. Several years back, in response to all the performance-enhancing drug scandals, the governing body of several Olympic sports (swimming, track, wrestling) implemented rules that decree that anyone caught drug cheating would have to forfeit their prior medals, even if they had tested clean during that particular competition. I believe that the Olympic Games either has in place or is considering a similar policy. There was an item in the papers just last week about Marion Jones having to return some World Championship medals. Wouldn’t it be interesting if the Pulitzer Committee adopted this sort of ruling for plagiarists, fabulists, and those who bring disrepute upon the profession?
Of course, this is the same group that still can’t see fit to revoke Walter Duranty’s award, so I guess I am not holding out hope.
JVW (835f28) — 4/7/2008 @ 12:10 pmI don’t think it was the conservative perspective that hurt Ramirez as much as his anti-gay prejudices that popped up from time to time. It was refreshing to see a conservative take, but any cartoon dealing with homosexuality was embarrassingly offensive.
Kent (7df554) — 4/7/2008 @ 1:56 pmI hate the LA Times. They fired Robert Scheer, and now we’re stuck with him at the SF Chronicle. Fully 95% of his columns could be condensed to “I hate Bush.”
aunursa (1b5bad) — 4/7/2008 @ 1:58 pmSo then, Kent, at the LAT an editorial cartoonist can be anti-Republican, anti-Catholic, anti-Mormon, anti-Evangelical anti-military, anti-business, anti-Israel, anti-rural, anti-police, anti-flag, anti-flyover, etc., but if you dare poke fun at the Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Rights lobby you will be swiftly drummed out? Pretty narrow thinking by the editors, wouldn’t you agree? Maybe that is why, despite their pretensions to being a national newspaper, the LAT remains provincial and elitist.
My guess has always been that the LAT got tired of Robert Scheer and wanted to get rid of him (those of us here were fond of pointing out how stale and predictable his columns were), but they didn’t want all the caterwauling from their lefty readership (hello Barbra!) so they sacrificed Ramierz too in order to “balance” the loss of Scheer.
JVW (835f28) — 4/7/2008 @ 2:08 pmI did not read aunursa’s comment before posting mine, but it looks like we were on the same wavelength.
JVW (835f28) — 4/7/2008 @ 2:09 pmWasn’t Scheer’s wife the Editor of the Editorial Pages?
The only Nation that the LAT covers is the West-Side. It’s their perspective, their outlook, all they know. If only they were provincial, they would have a wider outlook.
Another Drew (f9dd2c) — 4/7/2008 @ 2:25 pmOn the west side they read the NY Times.
Kevin Murphy (0b2493) — 4/7/2008 @ 11:08 pmThey should have hated on America more. That’s the key.
Kevin (57a31b) — 4/8/2008 @ 12:20 pmi grew up in west los angeles. eat my gucci boxer shorts!
assistant devil's advocate (ca12d5) — 4/8/2008 @ 1:20 pmToo bad for the L.A SLIMES they wont be getting a pulitzer CRY ME A RIVER L.A. SLIMES
krazy kagu (3067be) — 4/8/2008 @ 2:05 pmada, #11…
Another Drew (8018ee) — 4/8/2008 @ 8:13 pmWell, that explains it!