Pizzazz

Collins Dictionary has declared its word of the year for 2019. It is climate strike with a definition of a protest demanding action on climate change. Collins’ lexicographers saw a one hundred fold increase in its usage in 2019.

Some of the words on the shortlist
influencer – a person who promotes lifestyle choices to their followers on social media
rewilding – returning land to a wile state, including reintroducing animal species
deepfake – superimpose one digital image on another while maintaining an unedited appearance
BoPo – a movement advocating that people should be proud of their bodies no matter the shape or size
nonbinary – a gender or sexual identity that does not conform of the binary of male or female, heterosexual or homosexual



As the public impeachment hearings got underway this week someone on NBC snarked that they didn’t have enough pizzazz. Sarah Kendzion tweeted:

If reporters feel the impeachment hearings aren't "exciting" enough, they can go report on Trump's decades of mafia ties, sexual assaults, financial crimes, and all the other horrifying activity they failed to cover.

That prompted responses of more suggestions about what the news media could cover. No doubt they could add pizzazz.

From Mark Vang: A story about prosecutors and judges who failed to notice the nasty guy’s decades long crime spree.

From Midwin Charles: Why did Anthony Kennedy retire so abruptly from the Supreme Court? Why did Kennedy’s son at Deutsche Bank approve loans for Jared and Kavanaugh when no one else would?

Justin G. goes in a different direction: Public hearings are not about pizzazz, they’re about getting to the truth and informing the public.

Jeff Green adds: A sad state of affairs when media rates importance according to excitement.

And winston morrison:

So irresponsible to ward off viewers with "not exciting enough." This is the most important thing they can report on. I'm stunned by you, NBC