Another laugh from our friends across the pond. This is a bit old but “spot on” as they say. Writer/host Charlie Booker satirizes the visual language of television reporting. Are these industry standards stale or just plain effective?
Articles tagged “journalism”
How to Report the News
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Lazy journalism spreads obvious fabrication
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Comedian/writer Robert Popper made a prank phone call to a call-in show and spun a yarn about British PM Gordon Brown having a tantrum and throwing a tangerine. The “story” then spread like mold on strawberries. His account of events is funny and worth a read. There is just no excuse for this!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/comedy/2010/03/tangerinegate-by-robert-popper.shtml