How to report the news


This is the video version of the how-to-post-an-incendiary-blog-post piece I noted earlier.  The elder son of the Bathtubs brought it to our attention a couple of days ago:

And then, just as I was posting, I got a note about this post at Tome of the Unknown Blogger.

Yeah, this has already gone viral, and well it should.  Chris Clarke and Charlie Brooker have each captured the essence of knowledge and information passing in different realms.  Journalism schools should pay attention.

One Response to How to report the news

  1. David Robertson's avatar davidpj says:

    Clever stuff from both parties – it seems like a simple idea but both of them are right on the money.

    As a side note, I stumbled across your blog based on your well written and reasoned comments at another blog which isn’t so ‘hot’ on climate change – keep up the good work!

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