Dr Mumbo

Journalism (with health warnings)

For those who are cynical about journalism, the following health warnings may come in handy:  

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Created by the UK-based comedian Tom Scott, he’s even created a handy PDF so you can create your own sticky labels and place them on free newspapers. As Scott points out: “It seems like half the content of the tabloids are made up of this: bits of ‘research’ put out by a PR team with the questionable backing of a cash-strapped university somewhere.”

In order to Australianise the stickers, it strikes Dr Mumbo that only one thing is needed. To change the words “Richard Littlejohn” to “Andrew Bolt”.

(Hat-tip: @likeomg)

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