The Peabody Awards are out and my first thought is, "Why in the bloody hell are they giving an award to NBC for their Olympics coverage?" But then there's well deserved awards like the one to YouTube and two which I didn't comment (because I don't watch the shows): Lost and Entourage.
Other winners include :
NBC Coverage of 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony and Zhang Yimou (NBC)
I thought it was actually quite crappy the coverage with restricted web access and fucked up advertisement breaks.
This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money (Public Radio International/NPR)
Absolutely deserved. It is such an amazing documentary about the factors involved in the current economic crisis that I find myself referring to it constantly as background historical and theoretical information.
Coverage of 2008 Presidential Primary Campaigns and Debates (CNN)
CNN had indeed the best team covering the elections.
The New York Times Web site (www.nytimes.com)
Their's may be an example of the future of online newspapers but they still suck at attribution and linking back to bloggers (in the main newspaper articles, not the blogs. Their bloggers are actually quite cool.)
Saturday Night Live Political Satire, 2008 (NBC)
Sadly, the only funny stuff to happen on SNL in like 20 years ... maybe with the exception of "Dick-In-A-Box".
Avatar: The Last Airbender (NICK)
Best. Animation. Show. EVER! Ok, not the best ever because their ending actually sucked a little (am totally opposed to Aang and Katara getting it on. Still, it's really like nothing we've had in kids TV in this country. It is truly exceptional and brilliant.
Onion News Network (www.theonion.com)
This truly blew me away, but ONN is like extremely Daily Show. They really are pushing parody and satire to the limit.
YouTube (www.youtube.com)
Broadcasting and cablecasting will never be the same no thanks to YouTube. For that, they should get a Noble Prize in Computer Science as well.
From The Peabody Awards :: An International Competition for Electronic Media, honoring achievement in Television, Radio, Cable and the Web :: Administered by University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication:
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