Some Not So Good Journalism

Posted on May 5, 2008 by mjtankenoff

Courtesy of The Onion, this video cites a wonderful example of journalism at its very worst. Although completely fake and basically lacking substance all together, this newscast is worthy of some laughs. A great example of how to completely circumvent a question you have no idea how to answer, perhaps similar to someone else we see on television…

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2 Responses to “Some Not So Good Journalism”

  1. Dennis Lang, on May 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am Said:

    Now there’s a day-brightener. Terrific!

  2. Max, on May 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm Said:

    I love the blackberry web check!

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