Comments on: Illustrations of CNN’s bad headlines

By: Pansoti

Pansoti — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:10:05 +0000

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.

By: oezicomix

oezicomix — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:30:12 +0000

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

By: ted

ted — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:09:26 +0000

Mere doodles.
And to what end?

By: Alannah

Alannah — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:45:54 +0000

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.

By: Professor

Professor — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:53:19 +0000

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!

By: jstruan

jstruan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:28:22 +0000

Well said, jojodancer.

By: jojodancer

jojodancer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:38:46 +0000

oh, and if you read the post and watch the video you’ll understand the background and “giant tapeworm.”

By: jojodancer

jojodancer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:34:13 +0000

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.

By: bean

bean — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:10:02 +0000

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?

By: rizwan

rizwan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:48:15 +0000

those don’t even seem like bad headlines.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:58:49 +0000

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

By: CheeseDuck

CheeseDuck — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:35:43 +0000

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

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:21:26 +0000

not sure what I think about this…

By: DCer

DCer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:20:42 +0000

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.