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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN to Change Name
http://www.newsyoushouldntbelieve.comAtlanta, April 18, 2013 - A spokestalker from CNN let slip this morning that the Cable News Network would announce a name change, due to its mistaken, fact-free coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 17. The network, carried into homes 24/7 via cable and satellite feeds, will be known as the Broken News Network (BNN), beginning shortly. The spokestalker said, "We've been breaking news for years now, and it's time we rebranded ourselves to reflect that."
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MineralMan
Apr 2013
OP
There is another word starting with 'B' I am thinking off that would be more appropriate
n2doc
Apr 2013
#4
Let's see Supreme court decision on Obama care, Stubenville rapist shill, Boston Marathon fiasco.
gordianot
Apr 2013
#5
I always thought is had been the Corporate News Network, since Ted Turner had sold it years ago.
madinmaryland
Apr 2013
#8
Bluzmann57
(12,336 posts)1. And their new slogan should be
"Where breaking news stays broken".
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)2. Indeed.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)3. meh, good one, but a better joke would have been...
they are now the "contrived news network", the cable TV station said, "while the name change would be revolutionary, keeping our original initials, however, saves us on the cost of having change our letter head."
Phentex
(16,334 posts)11. Wonder why they didn't go with CBNN...
It bugged me when they changed Headline News to HLN. It was never Head Line News. I guess HN didn't have the same ring.
So Cable would be CB by their logic.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)4. There is another word starting with 'B' I am thinking off that would be more appropriate
and ending with -hit....
gordianot
(15,238 posts)5. Let's see Supreme court decision on Obama care, Stubenville rapist shill, Boston Marathon fiasco.
Hours upon hours of inane talking heads, FOX lite coverage, total abandonment of journalism. Never mind they gave Glen Beck a big start.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)6. SNN Speculation News Network
Scuba
(53,475 posts)7. WWAWTS?
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)8. I always thought is had been the Corporate News Network, since Ted Turner had sold it years ago.
JackN415
(924 posts)9. The chance for changing name is 50-50. Too close to call...n/t
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)10. Yabbut, that's based on the Rasmussen poll.
Gallup has it at 59-41 for the name change.