“Celebrities in rehab, political punditry and a mauling at the zoo – this is what we’re calling news these days” at JibJab.
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So Sad but So true.
I suppose that that is also the reason it is so very funny.
I wonder what percentage of the news is created by the news – I mean how many of the events that are included on the news, happen as a reaction to other items included – and how many of the items are actual organic news…