Cheer and loathing as Pulitzer Prize goes to New York Times’s controversial 1619 Project
Tuesday, 5 May 2020 () Doubling down on wokeness, the Pulitzer Center gave a prestigious prize to a controversial project reframing US history as racist, while its head proclaimed the special role of journalists as guardians of truth and democracy. The Pulitzer Prize for commentary was given on Monday to Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times, for her flagship essay in the paper’s ‘1619 Project’ asserting that only African-American struggle gives meaning to the founding ideals of the US. “Black Americans have also been, and continue to be, foundational to the idea of American freedom.” Congratulations to @nhannahjones, whose #1619 Project essay has won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary...
Tuesday, 5 May 2020 ()
Doubling down on wokeness, the Pulitzer Center gave a prestigious prize to a controversial project reframing US history as racist, while its head proclaimed the special role of journalists as guardians of truth and democracy. The Pulitzer Prize for commentary was given on Monday to Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times, for her flagship essay in the paper’s ‘1619 Project’ asserting that only African-American struggle gives meaning to the founding ideals of the US. “Black Americans have also been, and continue to be, foundational to the idea of American freedom.” Congratulations to @nhannahjones, whose #1619 Project essay has won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary...