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Considering the 2004 “fake but accurate” scandal involving former CBS News anchor Dan Rather’s fake news “reporting” on President Bush’s National Guard service, you’d think no journalism school worth its salt would have the gall to actually create awards in his honor, but one did.
The University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication announced Wednesday in a pinned tweet that they were “introducing” several Dan Rather “Medals for News and Guts” awards, not just for college students but also for “professional journalists who overcome obstacles like stonewalling and harassment”: