Aronson Awards

The Aronson Awards Ceremony was an interesting event. Each of the speakers had a different story to tell and each one seemed to have a moral. I guess this makes sense since each of the speakers’ achievements had something to do with social justice. In this blog post, I’m going to be discussing the award recipients whose speeches captivated me the most.

The first individual that I’d like to discuss, David Carr, was not actually present at the event. Unfortunately, Mr. Carr had passed away, but his presence was felt at the ceremony. Everybody there seemed to know him or at least know of him. What I remember most from Carr’s memorial video was his advice to “never count anyone out,” meaning that even a seemingly hopeless situation can be improved. I really like this philosophy. I feel like Mr. Carr and I would have gotten along if I had met him during his lifetime.

            The other individual that caught my attention was William Greider, who had won the lifetime achievement award. Greider gave three pieces of advice to journalists. The first was that the world was entering a new age of technology and information. The second was to get information from the people, since the media and politicians are governed by special interests. The last and most important piece of advice was to not lie. This struck me as especially important. Dishonesty has been a big problem in the media.