With our new feature we assess the news landscape from the past seven days and ascertain if one news organization rose up by lowering itself on a consistent basis. Using our strict arbitrary measurement process, we compile the news outlets departing furthest from journalism standards. This week, Pete Hegseth becomes a theme, as he was a notably focused topic in the press all week.
Let’s scratch our heads and hold our noses as we delve into the mayhem.
THE CONTENDERS
ESQUIRE – In an amazing dose of media malpractice, Charles Pierce defended Joe Biden’s pardon of his son by asserting that George H.W. Bush did the same for his son Neil. The article had to be cleaned up due to a small detail – that pardon never took place. After it was highlighted that this massive blunder had passed through all of the editorial channels unchecked, the outlet…
