It’s become an annual awards-season tradition to mock the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
and the Golden Globes.
But when xenophobia is on the rise and journalists are considered the “enemy of the people,” this is a good time to give a pat on the back to the HFPA.For one, philanthropy: the organization has given $3.25 million to 80 nonprofits this year; $29 million over past three decades.Second, the show on NBC is fun, which is no minor accomplishment.Third, the HFPA has saluted TV and film work that “highbrow” voting groups ignored, from Gene Wilder in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” to Hugh Jackman in “The Greatest Showman,” while the organization’s voters awarded “The X-Files” and “Mad Men” before anybody else did.But mainstream media have been sniping for decades.
Journalists love to write about other journalists, especially negative stories.
The HFPA is an easy target because no
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