Industry awards are pure wankery, particularly in media/publishing. Why are people so sure such awards confer credibility? Few industries are as self-celebrat

Industry awards are pure wankery, particularly in media/publishing. Why are people so sure such awards confer credibility? Few industries are as self-celebrating as journalism, they shamelessly self-suck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Dies_in_Darkness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Dies_in_Darkness When industries like this give themselves awards, it's meaningless noise.