Morning Update: Sept 19 – BBC Newsreader gaffe; NZ branded beer prank; Twitter’s fake users to be revealed
This is Morning Update, our overnight wrap up of the international media and marketing news.
Buzzfeed: BBC Newsreader mistakes photocopier paper for iPad live on air – an amusing gaffe by a presenter gained social media traction overnight.
“BBC News presenter Simon McCoy made a bit of an error this morning, mistaking a pack of photocopier paper for his iPad.”
International Business Times: Branded beer prank goes viral – a sponsored stunt by an New Zealand brewer has gone global in recent days.
“A New Zealand-based beer company, Tui, sponsored a prank pulled off by a group of buddies.”
Business Insider: Twitter IPO will reveal how many fake users it has – the looming float will open the platform to more scrutiny.
“The biggest, most difficult problem for Twitter is its notorious population of fake or abusive user accounts.”
Daily Telegraph: US Senator flew to UK to gather News Corp hacking and bribery evidence – News Corporation is under intensifying pressure in the US.
“The Daily Telegraph can disclose that Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the influential Senate Commerce Committee, visited News Corp’s London headquarters earlier this year in preparation for a potential Senate investigation.”
In other news, Intern at BBC seen loading photocopier with Ipads.
User ID not verified.
He wanted an iPad but he couldn’t A4-d one
User ID not verified.