The Columbia Journalism Review used to run a feature in every
edition--and likely still does--called Darts & Laurels, in which it
applied its own "rare air" standards to journalistic performances by
the American press. I haven't seen a CJR since I left the newsroom 15
years ago, so I don't know what it's doing now.
Many newspapers around the country followed suit with their own
version of Darts & Laurels. At my paper, the Saturday editorial
column was filled with "Bouquets & Barbs." I liked it because it
didn't require an extended period of cogent thought, and I could
heave brickbats at local buttheads.
Most local papers who have their own version of Bouquets & Brickbats
tend to overload with Bouquets and keep Brickbats to a minimum. I
used to think that was a bad idea, but after the growth of food-fight
political shows on cable TV, I'm not sure this whole brickbat thing
is all that good for global karma. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Mar 2, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> 'Bouquets and brickbats' - praise and criticism.
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