Reporter fired after being caught smearing mud on self to suggest they helped in flood recovery

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Originally published at: Reporter fired after being caught smearing mud on self to suggest they helped in flood recovery | Boing Boing

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Would have been better if she tripped once on a puddle, to someone’s amusement. That’s RTL’s regular business anyway.

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Mud slinging boomeranged on her.

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I think all “News” should probably come with a dramatisation warning

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When your standards as a journalist drop below that of Bild :smiley:

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I’m as likely as anybody to mock Irish people, but when the English do it, it’s not so damn funny. Am I a hypocrite? No, it’s a matter of context. Also, I’m a hypocrite.

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Ach, yet another case of Die Tagesschauschlammverkrustetschwindlerin!

(das Goethe-Institut drop-out gesagt)

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Not exactly a muckraker.

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This why people don’t, and probably shouldn’t completely, trust media.

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Is this what some people imagine you’d wear when helping carry out disaster relief cleanup efforts?

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Reminds me of the shallow flood news report. Shallow Flood - YouTube

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I know this is an extremely naive question, but aren’t reporters supposed to be reporting the story and not getting involved with the story? I really don’t expect quality journalism from TV news, but joining in the clean up efforts doesn’t seem to be something that would encourage objectivity.

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RTL is a lowest common denominator entertainment channel. Their “news” “reporting” doesn’t have anything to do with journalistic standards

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Just like in the good ol’ USA!

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Or Paddington Bear cosplay.

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I just know my mom would not even consider wearing a new, bright white t-shirt to a dirty job.

Emily Blunt Yes GIF by The Animal Crackers Movie

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Not fired, AFAIK - put on leave.
In other words: take some time off, come back when the shitstorm has blown over.
Besides, this sort of thing is totally on-brand for RTL’s “Reality TV” formats.

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#HaltDieFresseBild reporting on another “journalists” failure is… No, ironic is not the correct term. That “newspaper” is still far to dangerous for “ironic”.

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How’s her English? She’s blonde and would be perfect for Fox.

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