If you were vigilantly watching Twitter this morning you may have seen a minor furor around a swear-word fueled tweet sent out by News24. The tweet, which concerned footage of a crashing Taiwanese airliner, was likely the result of the person handling the media house’s social account at the time not realising that they weren’t tweeting from their own account.
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While some followers of the account were scandalised, others were broadly sympathetic:
Person who sent out crude News24 tweet shoulda stuck with same tone in their apology tweet
'Sorry my bad…f**ked up previous tweet'
— Daddy (@LifeisSavage) February 4, 2015
Dear person from @News24 don't worry it happens to the best of us! Hahahahaha hahahahahahah
— Siv Ngesi (@iamSivN) February 4, 2015
But the News24 tweet reflected my reaction when I watched the clip. Accurate reporting.
— Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) February 4, 2015
Hi @News24. Need a hug? pic.twitter.com/4UKopbrbXN
— ANN7Reporter (@ANN7Reporter) February 4, 2015
And at turns out, there are a fair few people out there who reckon the news could be improved with some good, honest swearing. Just take a look at these parody Twitter accounts which specialise in turning the news a darker shade of blue.
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Warning: Strong language below.
1. The Fucking News: @Newsfucking24
Reading this News24 parody account’s timeline is pretty entertaining once you get past the feeling that you’re being shouted at by an irate football coach.
2. The Fucking News
This account is more established and a lot more British than its namesake. With nearly 80 000 followers, it could prove a vital source of inspiration for other such accounts.
3. Swearing Travel News: @SwearingTravel
We’re not sure about you, but nothing makes us want to swear as much as being stuck in traffic.
4. Swearing Sports News: @SwearingSport
Sport can involve plenty of swearing too, especially when things aren’t going your team’s way.
