Comments on: The Quintessential TV News Story,

By: Big John

Big John — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:23:09 +0000

I find that if I delete every adjective preceeding a noun or verb in any news anchors story, the story actually becomes sensible, truthful, or at least interesting.

By: Dotar Sojat

Dotar Sojat — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:59:28 +0000

I am shocked and saddened, no…angered and outraged, no…amazed and apalled, oops, I thought I was writing to NPR. Never mind.

By: A. Zarkov

A. Zarkov — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:44 +0000

They left out the now obligatory T&A which Fox News started and everybody else now copies. Just hit mute and enjoy the scenery.

By: CheckEnclosed

CheckEnclosed — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:13 +0000

But there were bears, BEARS!!

Have you learned nothing from Colbert?

By: Breaking News: Some BS Happening Somewhere

Breaking News: Some BS Happening Somewhere — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:34:19 +0000

[...] via Mark Liberman via Eugene Volokh [...]

By: MaryG

MaryG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:55:07 +0000

I thought it was funny!
Thanks for posting, EV.

By: rhhardin

rhhardin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:38 +0000

It’s misusing bullshit, which entails unconcern with truth and accuracy.

Crap is probably the word they want.

By: Mike McDougal

Mike McDougal — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:32 +0000

Thanks, Michael. I just spoke with neighbors here in Springfield who insist that this has gone far enough and that the city needs to do something about it. Earlier today, a spokeman for the city told me that, quote, “they will give it the attention it deserves.”

By: Sonicfrog

Sonicfrog — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:27 +0000

Each is catering to a different audience. Note how much more verbage is in the English one. The American one is well suited for the average U.S. TV demographic, as is demonstrated by the ample use of terms “fuck” and “bullshit”, establishing the mass media paradigm that is typically followed in these type of reports.

This is Michael Alexander, back to you…..

By: Mike McDougal

Mike McDougal — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:20 +0000

Dan wins with the first post. The original is still the best.

By: Dan Simon

Dan Simon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:19:01 +0000

What a shameless ripoff of this...