This video has been making its rounds across the Internet over the past couple days, so I felt compelled to share it here. Especially since I am a former videojournalist and have done my fair share of working in TV.

Warning, the video has a couple swear words in it but is otherwise a hilarious and accurate portrayal of how to create a television news story. Here’s Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe, from BBC Four in the UK.


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People could save four years at college getting a journalism degree by watching that video.

Jason added these pithy words on Jan 29 10 at 11:05 am

I laughed really hard… but maybe I should have cried. :)

Daniel Browning added these pithy words on Jan 30 10 at 9:36 am

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