BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?"
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This one takes the cake:
I like how it's "claims to", like they didn't even bother to verify the bullshit story.
Bonus sarcastic reply:
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https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1005105059968028673
I think today BBC World News has hit the milestone of more filler bullshit than actual news. Congratulations!
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Whoa they heard about my challenge and are trying to beat their own record! Another tweet about the exact same garbage story!
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@polygeekery said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
@thegoryone said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
We've now had no Government in place in Northern Ireland for over 500 days
Well, that's world news if I have ever heard it.
They have no government, but they still have a government.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Another tweet about the exact same garbage story!
No kidding. The guys from Swamp People would have just shot it in the head and called it a day.
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BBC news has finally achieved parity with my Facebook feed
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https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1005439919349796864
Bad comedy acts are now world news.
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@blakeyrat It's not, of course, as if BBC News are the only offenders. That pair made our local news broadcast as well, though admittedly as part of a larger story about the upcoming summit and Trump's latest remarks about it.
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@scarlet_manuka "Attention whores get attention because media is too lazy to get off their butt and actually chase down stories" is not news no matter who's doing it.
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Today it's a bunch of stuff that's kinda news, but definitely not world news:
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@blakeyrat Oh I just hadn't scrolled down far enough, here we go:
https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/1006056527940194304
This is not news in any way, shape, or form.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
This is not news in any way, shape, or form.
I didn't know about it so it's news to me. What is your definition?
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@coldandtired Well there's a few things that make that not-news:
- It's content about sports, and sports aren't news
- It's promotional content, and promotional content isn't news. This is probably some shit to get dumbshits who like Russian grandmas to watch the World Cup on their channel
- It's something you can see at literally any retirement home talent show anywhere in the fucking world at any time
If "information that's new to you" was "news", then the History Channel would be the most successful news network. No, that's not how news works. Sorry.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
This is not news in any way, shape, or form.
It's not the official BBC twitter feed either, so no one is claiming that it's news. Just something that their Moscow correspondent found amusing.
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@blakeyrat I was pointing out that it is 'news' in some form, but it isn't newsworthy.
I would still argue it fits the definition due to being a report about recent events, and while it may be of less interest to most people, it's certainly better than the 20 Trump stories a day that has become the norm.
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@boomzilla said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
It's not the official BBC twitter feed either, so no one is claiming that it's news. Just something that their Moscow correspondent found amusing.
They retweeted it.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
@boomzilla said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
It's not the official BBC twitter feed either, so no one is claiming that it's news. Just something that their Moscow correspondent found amusing.
They retweeted it.
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@boomzilla Whether they distribute it to me via. tweeting it on their own account or retweeting it from someone else's, I still have to see it. So as far as I'm concerned, it's the same thing.
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@blakeyrat No, you really don't have to see it.
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@boomzilla Well true, but I haven't unfollowed because I like complaining about it.
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Social media raises eyebrow at Trudeau - then lowers it
A grainy video of Justin Trudeau speaking sparked speculation as to whether he wears fake eyebrows.
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What, they couldn't get a press pass to the actual event?
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Sports is not news.
On the story: of course they are. The FIFA wants to get on our good side, since they know that we'll arrest their corrupt bribe-taking asses, and all Euro-countries are too cowardly to.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Sports is not news.
But organizing a big world wide sport event is.
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@luhmann said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
But organizing a big world wide sport event is.
No, still not. Creating one maybe. Voting on which city it will go to, no.
The only newsworthy thing about FIFA is how fucking corrupt it is.
THIS is the news about FIFA:
https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1006676555370848256
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@blakeyrat That's news, but its old news. FIFA and the IOC are primarily vehicles for corrupt enrichment and only secondarily about the sporting events.
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@benjamin-hall I guess it might be news that they're coming to the US, since the US is going to bust their asses, but that's not the angle the BBC takes.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Sports is not news.
All hail the Word of Blakey. Especially when he is wrong.
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@remi
Sports as news: they control the rate of cyberattacks
How the World Cup Plays Out Among Hackers - Slashdot
The World Cup began today in Russia, and hackers were watching the games. From a report: In prior years, Cybersecurity firm Akamai has seen declines in cyberattacks while the World Cup games are in play -- "at least until games are out of reach," said Patrick Sullivan, Akamai director of security...
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@blakeyrat They didn't waste enough of my time with that stupid non-story, so they reposted it with more emojis:
https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1007668277735288833
Good jorb.
Next time someone tells you BBC News is a quality respected news service, please just punch them. No warning, just wham! broken nose.
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@blakeyrat House of Commons vote to ban fists in UK.
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@pie_flavor I feel I should say something about the journalistic integrity of breitbart
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
@blakeyrat Oh I just hadn't scrolled down far enough, here we go:
https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/1006056527940194304
This is not news in any way, shape, or form.
I also don't find it "frustratingly catchy...".
Everyone to their opinion.
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Boy stuck up tree in York cat rescue
Both the boy and his pet were unhurt in the cat-tastrophe in the centre of York on Friday night.
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The answer is no.
Oh and BTW, note that while some moron was typing up that article, there is a real earthquake with fatalities in Osaka, magnitude 6.1, that they might have considered covering instead.
Or at least a "world news" organization might have found it tasteless to make a promotional tweet about a fake soccer earthquake to people who may be recovering from a real earthquake. But that would take an IQ above tadpole levels.
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Ok today was the last straw, I've stopped following BBC World News. Fuck it.
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@blakeyrat said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Ok today was the last straw, I've stopped following BBC World News. Fuck it.
Monday, April 30, 2018 12:09:23 PM
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Monday, June 18, 2018 12:09:09
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"Why the fuck is this news", @Tsaukpaetra edition:
Australian Cyborg’s Conviction Overturned on Appeal
In which an Australian “biohacker” beats the rap.
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@twelvebaud said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
"Why the fuck is this news", @Tsaukpaetra edition:
Australian Cyborg’s Conviction Overturned on Appeal
In which an Australian “biohacker” beats the rap.
What a weasel article.
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Also not BBC but I can't quite bring myself to put it in Other News:
Jada Pinkett Smith, 46, says her νagina looks like 'a little beautiful peach' thanks to procedure
Jada Pinkett Smith says, "My yoni is like a 16-year-old," after νaginal rejuvenation. But what is νaginal rejuvenation?
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article @boomzilla posted said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Also not BBC but I can't quite bring myself to put it in Other News:
Jada Pinkett Smith says, "My yoni is like a 16-year-old," after νaginal rejuvenation. But what is νaginal rejuvenation?
During the procedure, an instrument called the “UltraFemme 360″ is repeatedly inserted into the νagina.
So they use sex toys with lights and vibrations to "rejuvenate" the vagina.... How groundbreaking!
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@twelvebaud To be fair, they explicitly called out the insignificance of it (and it is, after all, a humour site):
Good news for those of you who have been holding a vigil for Australian “biohacker” and self-described “cyborg” [...]
You may now return to whatever it is you were doing before your vigil began, which was presumably nothing whatsoever, because that is the only conceivable thing that could be less important than the vigil was.
Even the judge in the case apparently agreed:
Finally, the judge said that “while there were legal issues of general deterrence,” she was “of the view that the objective seriousness of the offence fell towards the lower end of the range, if not the bottom.”
But the real gold was in the other cyborg story that page linked to, down at the bottom.
'Cyborg' man with antenna attached to skull opens up on Perth university visit
Neil Harbisson, a man with an antenna permanently attached to his skull and who identifies himself as a "cyborg", speaks of his life and beliefs on a visit to Perth's Curtin University, including the difficulties he faced in getting the implant.
Some selected quotes (but really, read the whole thing):
"I tried to find a doctor and it was difficult, because I had to talk to a bio-ethical committee but the committee said it was not ethical," Mr Harbisson said.
According to Mr Harbisson, the antenna's internet connection allows him to receive colours as well as images directly into his head via external devices such as mobile phones or satellites.
"Now I am just connecting to satellites intermittently, and in couple of years, my brain will be trained to perceive the colours from space, and then I will be able be have to this permanent connection to the sounds of the colours of space," he said.
Ah yes. The many colours of space.
Mr Harbisson said he believed he was endorsed as a cyborg after his passport photo was approved with his antenna showing.
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"I started to send letters to them explaining that they should accept the image and then, after that, some months later they just got fed up and said yes."Mr Harbisson co-founded the Cyborg Foundation in 2010 with the intent of promoting cyborgism as a social and artistic movement.
@Tsaukpaetra, our guys are giving you a bad name...
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@scarlet_manuka said in BBC News and the case of the "why the fuck is this news?":
Ah yes. The many colours of space.
The current color of space is #000000.
What the fuck is that about?
