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Poorly titled local news story
« on: December 30, 2008, 03:59:30 PM »
I just signed on to my local FOX news website, and was greeted with this.  FOX 2 owes me a new keyboard:



I'm sending this to Jay Leno for his Headlines segment.  =D

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Re: Poorly titled local news story
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2008, 04:00:25 PM »
That's better than "Jury to try shooting defendant." :lol:

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Re: Poorly titled local news story
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2008, 04:03:40 PM »
Here's the direct link, for as long as it lasts: http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox/

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Re: Poorly titled local news story
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2008, 04:03:59 PM »
I also like when the news is just broken.


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Re: Poorly titled local news story
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2008, 08:16:04 PM »
I work in a newsroom, and we have a bunch of funny headlines stuck up on the wall.

One of my favorites is from CNN:  "Bush supports human rights; protesters call him 'fascist'"

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Re: Poorly titled local news story
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2008, 08:40:57 PM »
I work in a newsroom, and we have a bunch of funny headlines stuck up on the wall.

One of my favorites is from CNN:  "Bush supports human rights; protesters call him 'fascist'"

 :laugh:

Funny, but accurate.
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