Best of NQ 2013

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting


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In addition to discussions on numerous radio talk shows where hosts cited quotes or interviewed MRC representatives, the Best of NQ Awards issue has been highlighted by these outlets:

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  • (Interviews as of 12/29) Portland, Oregon-based Lars Larson on his national show, Jan Mickelson on WHO in Des Moines, Bob Dutko on WMUZ in Detroit, Mark Larson on KCBQ in San Diego and Tron Simpson on KCMN in Colorado Springs, Mike Rosen on KOA in Denver and Greg Garrison on WIBC in Indianapolis.



The Twisted Tweets Award

Winner

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Cher (71 points)

“Go to dictionary,& look up The ‘C’Word,....next 2 the definition...you’ll see a Pic of Sarah PALIN ! NO...WAIT ...SHES UNDER DUMB C WORD”
— Singer/actress Cher in a November 15 posting to Twitter.


Runners-Up

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Piers Morgan (50 points)

“An idea @Dloesch @benfergusonshow > you guys stand at the end of a range and I’ll get 100 blind people to fire away at targets around you.”
— September 12 tweet from CNN’s Piers Morgan directed at conservative radio hosts Ben Ferguson and Dana Loesch.


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Cynthia Tucker (45 points)

“I knew some whites would have difficulty w/ a browner America but didn’t know they’d wanna destroy the country over it”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist and longtime editorial page editor Cynthia Tucker in an October 15 tweet.


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Carol Costello (21 points)

“Hey kids! Rush Limbaugh wrote a book that’s just for you....Um. Oh. Seriously?

” “I’m a little sick now.”
— Pair of tweets posted by CNN anchor Carol Costello, September 5, reacting to a Huffington Post story about Limbaugh’s new book, Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims.