These Spectacular ‘Guardian’ Parodies Deserve All Of The Walkleys
"Every time I look into his eyes I want to die."
In 1921, editor CP Scott wrote an essay to mark the centenary of his newspaper the Manchester Guardian — a publication which would later become known simply as The Guardian. Having then been at the helm for nearly 50 years, Scott used the opportunity to reflect on the nature of journalism and what he viewed as its crucial role in the public sphere.
“It is much more than a business; it is an institution; it reflects and it influences the life of a whole community; it may affect even wider destinies. It is, in its way, an instrument of government,” he wrote with staggering wisdom and an even more impressive beard.
Amidst all this sprawling discussion of moral values, ideals and ethics, the essay has become historic for one particular sentiment: “Comment is free, but facts are sacred”. And today, nearly a full century later, those words live on in the paper’s current form. The ‘Comment is Free’ section houses the arguments of hundreds of talented writers aside a staunch portrait of the legendary CP Scott; a honourable vision carried forth through generations.
Now, internet superhero and A-grade human Dan Nolan has fixed all this. In a fit of white-hot genius, this Australian legend has this week successfully tweaked the Guardian‘s age-old tradition to better fit in to our current era of blistering hot takes.
Please send all of the Walkleys to Mr Nolan c/o commentisweird.tumblr.com.
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FYI Dan Nolan is the same guy who brought you Stop Tony Meow. You can nominate him for Australian of the Year over here.