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New York Post, 7-27-2002 Press Club Doesnt Shoot Messenger Kudos to Manhattan Institute fellow and author Bill McGowan. Last Monday, he picked up a National Press Club award for his book, Coloring the News: How Crusading for Diversity Has Corrupted American Journalism. In his book, McGowan - a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal - unapologetically explores the damage that political correctness has brought upon American journalism. According to him, P.C. politics now dictate and distort the way news is reported, and racial favoritism has soured the atmosphere in many newsrooms. Suffice it to say, some groups werent too pleased with the boards selection. Both the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists went ballistic when they learned of the award. Indeed, they were so vocal that the clubs board of governors almost rescinded it. In the end, however, the National Press Club came to its senses, and McGowan received his well-deserved prize. Its good to know that political correctness hasnt quite yet smothered the First Amendment. To both McGowan and the National Press Club: Job well done.
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