The Falls Church News Press is in the Washington DC, Hagerstown, DC DMA
Former White House correspondent and columnist Helen Thomas’s anti-Semitic remarks haven’t stopped the Society of Professional Journalists from eliminating or renaming its “Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award,” which recognizes individuals “for a lifetime of contribution to the journalism profession.”SPJ, which has come under fire for recommending that journalists use the phrase “undocumented workers” rather than “illegal immigrants,” still advertises the award named for the disgraced former Hearst Newspapers columnist. The group reportedly considered eliminating or renaming the award following Thomas’s original remarks — when she said Israelis should “get the hell out of Palestine” — but has yet to act.
Calls for SPJ to do something about the award were renewed after Thomas made more anti-Semitic remarks in December at a forum in Dearborn, Mich., saying: “Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists. No question. We’re being pushed into a wrong direction in every way.”
In a Wall Street Journal article, SPJ president Hagit Limor said: “We discussed the issue at our exec board meeting in July 2010. The majority believed this to be a one-time slip that didn’t change Ms. Thomas’s lifetime of service, which is what we were honoring.”
An SPJ spokesperson has said the group’s executive board will again consider renaming or eliminating the award at its first meeting of 2011, on Jan. 8, but those mid-December attacks by Thomas sparked her Alma Mater, Wayne State University, to eliminate an award named for her almost immediately.
It remains unclear whether or not SPJ will remove or rename the award.
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Here is Helen Thomas FIRST commentary, dated January 6, 2011, in the Falls Church News-Press I will not post her comments, but if you do check it out, notice her last line asking if the Tea Party members had "heart" ... the hypocrisy from this woman goes beyond the pale.
Ms. Thomas, unfortunately, has held deeply rooted hatred towards Jews and Israel, in favor of supporting Palestinians who continue to make false claims on land that was NEVER theirs and now, she includes on her "Black List" all those she feels have wronged her, forced her early (?) resignation, which just happens to be Republicans and Tea Party members.
Well, of course the Republicans are on her new hit list! How many liberal Democrats were outraged by her previous anti-Semitic comments?
Journalism defined by Ms. Thomas is a thing of the past. Its replacement is a small minority of folks following the "yellow brick road to Oz" in hopes that the Wizard-in-Chief will notice their loyalty to an agenda that rocks America off her foundation i.e. the Constitution and into the abyss from which Americans will never recover.
Journalists, except for those few honest folks, have turned in their brains and ability to think, their willingness to share honest reporting of news, in exchange for attacking those who disagree with their politics. Being "politically correct" has no room in the news rooms, paper and the media. Replacing news with one's personal opinions and commentaries is not worth a dime and that is perhaps why Ms. Thomas is now writing for a "free" newspaper.
Helen Thomas To Israelis "GET THE HELL OUT OF PALESTINE!"
Note to Ms. Thomas ... there is no "Palestine"! The Land of Israel is NOT Palestine! Your "sunset" years should not be wasted in the landfills of propaganda - gracefulness and gentleness are the beauty of old age - may you find these attributes while you still have time to speak.
