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"'Based on the record before us,' the FCC said, 'we conclude that TMZ does qualify as a bona fide newscast because it reports news of some area of current events, in a manner similar to more traditional newscasts.'" [B&C]
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The State of Things
12:59 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By Pareene
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aaaand... APOCALYPSE!
Of note, the record before them was Frank Zappa's Sheik Yerbouti.
As long as Fox doesn't qualify as a "bona fide newscast", I've got no problem with this.
Oh. Wait.
The Young Bluescreen Lady
Off point, but: Sarah Michelle Geller and Ira Glass are just killing me.
Having recently watched some "bona fide" newscasts, I have to say this comes as an awful blow to TMZ.
This is like the time Drunk Elizabeth Taylor won the Peabody.
I can't help it. I defected from CBS Evening News to TMZ, and I ain't going back. Sorry Katie.
@Helman: She's slaying me.
@moff: Slaying better than a slow death from marathon pontification.
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