Illustrations of CNN's bad headlines

1. DCer
   April 16th, 2008 at 2:20 pm

   Everything they dislike about CNN is what makes CNN better than any other news source. Let's start with more creative headlines. These people have no taste at all.

2. Paul
   April 16th, 2008 at 2:21 pm

   not sure what I think about this...

3. CheeseDuck
   April 16th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

   Uh. I'd rather stick with CNN over Fox.

4. Miss Cellania
   April 16th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

   CNN didn't come up with the headline. The Associated Press did. The same headline was used all over the world.

5. rizwan
   April 16th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

   those don't even seem like bad headlines.

6. bean
   April 16th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

   I'm going to go ahead and pile on with everyone else. The headline in question accurately summarized what was happening, and wasn't even written by CNN. The illustration, however, made no sense. What's that thing holding the baby? A giant tapeworm?

7. jojodancer
   April 16th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

   The intent of the website is not to show CNN's "bad" headlines. The website shows drawings that are inspired by the stories CNN selects. CNN has unquestionably become a tabloid "news" source, a diversion from news at best. By rendering cartoons of superfluous stories that now pass for journalism, this website is simply a playful criticism.

8. jojodancer
   April 16th, 2008 at 5:38 pm

   oh, and if you read the post and watch the video you'll understand the background and "giant tapeworm."

9. jstruan
   April 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

   Well said, jojodancer.

10. Professor
    April 16th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

    CNN has become television's version of the National Enquirer... I've seen so many examples of mis-translations in interviews, mis-representation, blatant bias and complete distortion of fact that I can't really trust anything they say anymore. WTFCNN shows the direction they are heading, and I guess it won't be long before Larry King starts specializing in interviewing UFO abductees!

11. Alannah
    April 16th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    The topics are sort of funny, more snort worthy than actual laughter, but the art work is like a talented five year old.
    She needs to keep her day job.

12. ted
    April 17th, 2008 at 5:09 am

    Mere doodles.
    And to what end?

13. oezicomix
    April 17th, 2008 at 5:30 am

    some use spam, some cnn headlines. i love it!! very nice sketchy style, as well.

14. Pansoti
    April 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am

    Thank you! Finally, my suitemates and I aren't the only ones who think CNN is coming up with ridiculous headlines, making other countries look as archaic and illiterate as possible. I love the part in the video when they talk about how this part of India has no access to technology (actually not knowing what certain medical equipments are), and at the same time showing an Indian man taking a picture of the baby with his cell phone. To Dcer: better headlines? These are biased headlines that show what they want to think rather than report news. To Miss Cellania: Ever heard of something called the CNN Effect?

    Worshiping my butt. Just because in some parts of the world they consider it more of a blessing than a freak occurrence does not mean they're worshiping this baby thinking that she's a goddess.

    CNN might be better than Fox, but not by much.

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