Here are the McCrony Awards, the mock awards ceremony done outside the NAB conference in San Diego, CA last week by the MEDIA EMERGENC crew.
2004 Mc Crony Awards:
Welcome to the Mc Crony Awards, where we honor the best Cronies in the Media!!!
Categories:
1. Anti-Human Corporateer Award: N.A.B. (honorable mention to the FCC)
2. Lifetime Achievement Award for Supplanting Freedom and Autonomy with Profit and PR: Clear Channel
3. Special Combo Award for Racism, Homophobia, and Misogyny: Bill O Reilly
4. Liberal Neocons Radio Award: Alan Colmes?
5. Corporate Tool under Pressure Award: Dan Rather
6. Donald Rumsfeld Cheerleader for War Award: All of FOX ABC, NBC, CBS, San Diego Union Tribune, all Talk Radio, all TV, god damn, the entire Media!
7. Awards for Media Justice:
a. GNN
b. Free Radio Berkeley
c. Freak Radio Santa Cruz
d. Kill Radio LA
e. RadioActive San Diego
f. Independent Media Centers worldwide
g. Michael Moore
h. Democracy Now!
i. Critical Art Ensemble
j. Adbusters
k. Prometheus Radio Project
l. Al Jazeera
m. Autonomedia
n. Greg Palast
o. Amy Goodman
p. Naomi Klein
q. FAIR
r. Free Radio San Diego