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Charlie Brooker's How to Report the News - Newswipe - BBC

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What it is

A short satirical segment from Charlie Brooker's Newswipe that lampoons the formulaic conventions of television news reporting, from stock shots to filler street interviews and news-speak.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN invokes it as the best spoof of how news is formulaically produced, often when discussing media quality or automated news.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Charlie Brooker is fantastic: On how news is reported”

    Brooker is fantastic on how news is reported.

    chx, 2023-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Charlie Brooker Got ChatGPT to Write a Black Mirror Episode”

  2. “This is the best run-down of the BBC house style I've seen”

    Best rundown of BBC house style.

    david-given, 2016-01 · Recommendation · in “Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April”

  3. “Charlie Brooker did an excellent spoof video of the way news is reported.”

    Excellent spoof of news reporting that still rings true.

    cirrus-clouds, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script”

  4. “the not-quite-on-point, but nevertheless excellent two related segments below”

    Excellent though not quite on-point Brooker segments.

    hgomersall, 2025-02 · Recommendation · in “He went to jail for stealing someone's identity, but it was his all along”

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Topics: charlie brooker, newswipe, bbc, satire, news reporting

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