As a wild, wacky, tumultuous year comes to an end, we're giving out a bunch of our very own, made-up prizes to everyone who made it one for the history books. It's The Year In Media For 2013. As ever, the list is in no particular order.
THING WE CAN'T FORGET OF THE YEAR: The Dangers Journalists Face
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MEDIA ENEMIES OF THE YEAR: Eric Holder And Barack Obama
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SALE OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post
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DOWNFALL OF THE YEAR: "60 Minutes"
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OVERBLOWN CONTROVERSY OF THE YEAR: Rolling Stone's Boston Cover
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TROUBLEMAKER OF THE YEAR: Glenn Greenwald
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RIP OF THE YEAR: Michael Hastings
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MONOLOGUE OF THE YEAR: Melissa Harris-Perry
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NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: The Guardian
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DEFAMATION OF THE YEAR: New York Post
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SHAMEFUL REMINDER OF THE YEAR: The Iraq War Anniversary
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CABLE NEWS QUEEN OF THE YEAR: Megyn Kelly
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OPRAH COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: Oprah
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BREAKING NEWS BREAKDOWN OF THE YEAR: CNN's John King
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LAUNCH OF THE YEAR: Al Jazeera America
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DIVORCE OF THE YEAR: Rupert Murdoch
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D'OH OF THE YEAR: Howard Kurtz
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DIGITIZER OF THE YEAR: Katie Couric
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TMI OF THE YEAR: Al Roker
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DAYTIME REVEAL OF THE YEAR: Julie Chen
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BELTWAY WEIRDO OF THE YEAR: Bob Woodward
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DEAR GOD NO OF THE YEAR: Geraldo
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RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE YEAR: Barbara Walters
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HELLO GOODBYE OF THE YEAR: Alec Baldwin
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OUR FAVORITE STORIES OF THE YEAR
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OUR SECRET FAVORITE STORIES OF THE YEAR
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BEYONCE OF THE YEAR: Beyonce
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