Doublespeak Award
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The Doublespeak Award is an "ironic tribute to public speakers who have perpetuated language that is grossly deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing, or self-centered." It has been issued by the National Council of Teachers of English since 1974.[1][2]
Its opposite number is the Orwell Award for authors, editors, or producers of a print or nonprint work that "contributes to honesty and clarity in public language."[1]
The recipients of the award have included:[1]
- 2013 – Rahm Emanuel
- 2012 – American Petroleum Institute
- 2011 – Chad "Corntassel" Smith
- 2010 – Dick Armey
- 2009 – Glenn Beck
- 2008 – The term "Aspirational goal"
- 2007 – Alberto Gonzales
- 2006 – George W. Bush
- 2005 – Philip A. Cooney
- 2004 – George W. Bush Administration
- 2003 – George W. Bush
- 2002 – New York State Regents
- 2001 – United States Department of Defense
- 2000 – The tobacco industry
- 1999 – National Rifle Association
- 1998 – US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- 1997 – Bill Clinton, Trent Lott, and Newt Gingrich
- 1996 – Joe Klein, author of Primary Colors
- 1995 – Newt Gingrich
- 1994 – Rush Limbaugh
- 1993 – United States Department of Defense
- 1992 – George H.W. Bush
- 1991 – United States Department of Defense
- 1990 – George H.W. Bush
- 1989 – Exxon
- 1988 – Secretary of Defense William Carlucci, Admiral William Crowe, and Rear Admiral William Fogarty
- 1987 – Oliver North and John Poindexter
- 1986 – Officials of NASA, Morton Thiokol, and Rockwell International
- 1985 – Central Intelligence Agency
- 1984 – United States State Department
- 1983 – Ronald Reagan
- 1982 – Republican National Committee
- 1981 – Alexander Haig
- 1980 – Ronald Reagan
- 1979 – The nuclear power industry
- 1978 – Earl Clinton Bolton
- 1977 – The Pentagon and the Energy Research and Development Administration
- 1976 – United States State Department
- 1975 – Yassir Arafat
- 1974 – David H.E. Opfer, United States Air Force press officer
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Doublespeak Award". National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Three Washington politicians receive annual 'Doublespeak' award". CNN. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
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