The P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2012 from F.A.I.R.

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1. Gotta love this one...

--Strange Problems in Distant Lands Award: New York Times
A New York Times story (6/18/12) reported that "the television revolution has...in some respects been bad news for Pakistan":

"Some shows have given an unchallenged platform to extremists.... Conservative clerics have used the airwaves to reinforce prejudice and even urge violence against minorities. Editorial independence is sometimes curtailed by the businessmen who own the stations and unashamedly use them to peddle their interests.

Controversy also surrounds the anchors, some of whom view themselves as players on the national stage rather than impartial observers of its machinations.

Extremists given a platform? Owners shaping the news? Self-important anchors? It's hard to imagine what life would be like in such a country.