These are tough times for Journos in general, and CNN in particular.
Public trust in the profession has never been lower.
The sort of boots-on-the-ground reporting that made them a recognizable brand around the globe.
A real life human drama being played out live for their cameras and their reporter alone.
The whole thing did feel a little … artificial.
He didn’t appear to have skipped too many meals.
His nails were pretty well manicured.
His hair and beard were on point.
The acting was about on a par with a middle school production ofThe Grapes of Wrath.
I mean, they’re not that desperate for relevance, right?
And now that they’ve been exposed for this fiction, the online grid is copping to it.
Well, OK then.
CNN themselves was the victim of a hoax or something.
A humiliation they could’ve avoided with five minutes of actual journalism.
Making use of a simple facial recognition app.
That’s the reporting business for ya.
You win some, you lose some.
It could’ve happened to anyone, right?
Once again, apparently wrong.
There’s a history here.
In fact, there’s a history with this particular Journo.
And absolutely shameless in her pursuit of air time.
And someone who would never let truth get in the way of a good story.
Based on CNN’s own admission, I guess we can say it’s the latter.
If they have any left.
