News bloopers

Indian newspaper publishes hilariously insensitive Chris Brown joke

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The Times of India published this in their “silly joke” section of the paper. It makes fun of Chris Brown’s penchant for domestic violence and, as a result, is probably not a silly joke. Read more

VIDEO: FOX affiliate gets confused about who is being interviewed about sex

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Note to local news stations: When interviewing sex experts, make sure you’re speaking to whom you thought you’d be speaking to. For some reason, people don’t like it when you plug the wrong book and mention the wrong people during a live interview. Example: This clip from San Diego’s KSWB. Read more

VIDEO: News report from Occupy Oakland features random booty clapping

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‘Occupy’ protests are still going on in parts of the US, even though they’ve left the public consciousness. In Oakland, some of the protests have been turning violent. Fortunately, there are some brave souls out there booty clapping to divert us from all of the dark times. Read more

VIDEO: Sky News reporter loses his place, drops an f-bomb, ruins live shot

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Sky News reporter Jon Craig is liberally relying on his notes to deliver this news report about a civil service union spat. Unfortunately, he loses his spot, leaving the report in shambles and nothing left to do but curse and send the shot back to an awkward anchor. Read more

VIDEO: Snotty woman accuses Seattle reporter of ruining sledding

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KING 5 reporter Meg Coyle was doing her job, reporting on a Seattle story of interest about sledding being prohibited on a local hill due to the dangerous conditions. Then, some female reporter came in rather bitchily. And things got awkward. Read more

VIDEO: Reporter pole dances on live newscast for some reason

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Pole dancing? Cool. Reporting on pole dancing? Less cool. Being coerced to pole dance as part of news report? Back to cool. Being a male reporter coerced to pole dance during news report? The least cool outcome possible. That’s exactly what happened to Toledo NBC affiliate WNWO’s reporter Joe Galli in this segment. Read more

VIDEO: Here’s an anchorwoman cursing and forgetting she’s live on-air

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The weather’s getting crappy out on the East Coast. But here’s a way to make you feel better…it’s not just making your life worse, but also the lives of your local newspeople. Read more

VIDEO: Baboon’s throbbing erection distracts ‘Today Show’ team

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This morning’s Today Show featured a standard “animals doing wacky stuff” segment. And it was all going well…up until the point when a baboon got an adorably throbbing erection and totally derailed the segment. Read more

VIDEO: Terrified Taiwanese reporter screams her way down a slide

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Asian women are adorable. That’s not a racially charged statement, it’s just a fact. But they’re at their most adorable when they’re yelling or laughing. This video seems to combine a bit of both as a Taiwanese reporter goes down the slide, yielding the greatest scream ever. Read more

VIDEO: Local weatherman gets ‘Ron Burgundy moment,’ enjoys the prank way too much

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Any time a local news blooper is posted by the TV station who ran the clip, you just know it’s going to be pretty lame. This clip of Green Bay local news station NBC26′s weatherman Brian Niznansky getting the phrase “I love lamp” thrown into his teleprompter as a prank definitely falls within those parameters. Read more

VIDEO: Pakistani reporter loses his cool, punches drunk New Year’s Eve guy in face

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New Year’s Eve revelers can certainly be an obnoxious bunch. But this video of Pakistani reporter Asad Sahi losing his sh-t during a live shot and decking a drunk guy behind him is as unprofessional as it is pricelessly hilarious. Read more