I don’t normally buy print newspapers anymore (I have a selection of news based apps for my iPhone, including The Guardian, BBC News, Sky Sports News, The Telegraph and Metro).But is it any wonder that print journalism is going down the pipes when the Daily Star runs with an “Exclusive” about the mine in Chile (y’know, the one which had those 33 miners trapped in it) being turned into a theme park.
Except this isn’t really going to happen, and the clever folk at the Daily Star have adapted this wonderful “exclusive” story from a post on popular satirical website The Spoof. As if the title of the website doesn’t set alarm bells ringing about the validity of the story, then a handy disclaimer stating that this isn’t really a real news story wouldn’t go amiss.
Oh.
I know lazy journalism isn’t a new sensation, but this has raised a smile on a Friday morning!
Paul
Wow this made me laugh, seriously like this and cheryl cole being scared of getting sacked/thinking of quitting is the most important news for the UK. I'm with you on the whole online news over newspaper reading..it's not even that it's a waste of money but even a bigger waste of paper.
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