An announcement from the Poynter Institute naming NBC's Chuck Todd the "media personality of the year" while calling his Meet the Press the "gold standard" was met with derision and laughter on the internet which has long hammered the NBC host for his failures to push back at guests making ridiculous assertions as well as his habit of not asking follow-up questions.
According to Poynter -- which describes its mission as helping "journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their careers" -- Todd's "excellent interview skills and accessible delivery make him THE voice when it comes to news in these politically divided times."
Not everyone agreed with that assessment by Poynter's Tom Jones.
Or as one commenter on Twitter succinctly put it: "Christ. Chuck Todd is horrible."
You can see a sampling of commentary on Chuck Todd's "gold standard" journalism skills below:
.@Poynter named @chucktodd "Media Personality of the Year" saying, @MeetThePress is the "gold standard" of Sunday s… https://t.co/glb7R0jTSx— NBC News PR (@NBC News PR) 1576864948.0
@NBCNewsPR @KatyTurNBC @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress Is this a joke? Serious question.— Carl J. Feher (@Carl J. Feher) 1576868255.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress Prince of mediocrity👏👏👏👏👏— Katie O Grady (@Katie O Grady) 1576866764.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress How much did you pay for this bullshit "honor"?— Nicole Belle (@Nicole Belle) 1576893090.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress And with that announcement, Poynter has just destroyed its credibility completely. Congrats!— Art Martin (@Art Martin) 1576866481.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress His truly has been a career unmarred by competence.— AndyMatter (@AndyMatter) 1576865674.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress @chucktodd cant interview his way out of a wet paper bag folks - he ha… https://t.co/GwodmnaiHV— BgMac: Mask Up!! Protect you, Protect me!! (@BgMac: Mask Up!! Protect you, Protect me!!) 1576870297.0
@NBCNewsPR @DafnaLinzer @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress You cannot be serious. He's a collaborator and shill. Hi… https://t.co/eoJe1UbQmK— Foglandia (@Foglandia) 1576865532.0
@nee_haynes @NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress You and me both.— Deep State Bake Sale Fundraising Champion of 2020 (@Deep State Bake Sale Fundraising Champion of 2020) 1576870827.0
@NBCNewsPR @MeetThePress @Poynter @chucktodd Gold standard. Good one. https://t.co/KRLjK6d8iy— JB_Nimble (@JB_Nimble) 1576865903.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress This tells me folks at @Poynter don't watch MTP. Chuck often has Repu… https://t.co/adEBKXQ22Y— KMG365 ☕ 🥀 🐝 (@KMG365 ☕ 🥀 🐝) 1576878716.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress Nope. Between media narrative reinforcing question, softballs, no fol… https://t.co/jyj9jcK8Il— Muad Lib (@Muad Lib) 1576867917.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress Christ. Chuck Todd is horrible.— The Queen of Cups 💛🐝 (@The Queen of Cups 💛🐝) 1576866680.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress Oh, please. Chuck Todd can't even start and finish a question in a sin… https://t.co/9bhVHlnEcs— Monty 🇺🇸Hamilton's Battery🇺🇸 Boa (@Monty 🇺🇸Hamilton's Battery🇺🇸 Boa) 1576870660.0
@NBCNewsPR @Poynter @chucktodd @MeetThePress I guess we're just all giving up.— C.Mon (@C.Mon) 1576883122.0
