The April Fools
People, people, people! Goodness gracious sakes alive! Many of the people commenting after last week’s blog post about the April Fool’s Day prank played on us by the street comedy group ImprovEverywhere, didn’t quite… how can I say this?... get the joke. We were obviously punk’d, so in the same spirit of April Fool’s Day, I completely made up this nonsensical response about how we KNEW it was a prank and ran the story in the newscast anyway. I as much as say in the last sentence of the post that I was teasing!
But.. wow… here’s a sample of what commenters had to say, with my responses:
“Poor Jimmy, Just admit you guys were done in and get over it... Stop. You know you were. So were most people just get over it and admit it.” - Rayna
But I did admit it.
“You remind me of my 5 year old nephew when he has a prank pulled on him."I knew it was a joke, I was just fooling you guys!"
Right. You are almost unbelievably stupid, sir, and I cannot see any valid reason for somebody to be paying you to come up with this insensible droll. Please, for all of us, go find a brick and beat yourself over the head with it.” - Alex
What is “insensible droll”?
“To the people who don't understand:The prank was a JOKE. There was no funeral.
Jim was JOKING when he said that the prank was actually on ImprovEverywhere.” - Ted
Awesome, Ted, you da man!! Let’s hear some more of those!
“Wow, Jim you are truly stupid.”
Aw, hell.
“I have a journalism degree, but I've never worked in television. Still, I like to think my reaction to Improv Everywhere wouldn't be to knowingly mislead viewers.If CW11 didn't know it was a prank, they've done nothing wrong and were simply pulled in by the gag.
But if CW11 knew it was a prank, and reported it as fact, they've done everything wrong and really need to study up on their ethics.
This would be interesting to discuss in a journalism class.” - Ryan
Actually, Ryan, I don’t believe it would be that interesting. You see, it was a joke, about something not exactly crucial to Western Civilization, and I was just…… ahh, forget it!
Comments: 16
Cmon Jim, you're only getting sucked in. The majority of people know you were just kidding. Don't take these comments in. :P
Hey Jim, next time just do a whoopee cushion on Mr. G. That one never gets old.
I get that you were jokingly trying to cover your butts.
But what has never been addressed is how a story like that even got on the air. You literally watched a clip on youtube and aired it as news. How much else in a newscast is also based on such shoddy reporting? What safeguards are in place to make sure that doesn't happen again? etc.
In the grand scheme, yes you just got tricked by a silly hoax. But how easily it happened and the joking response has made question your entire news department.
Hey Len- do you even know how many stations are fooled on april fools day!!! All over the country. Who cares. Move on with your sad pathetic life.
P I X = S U C K S
"Hey Len- do you even know how many stations are fooled on april fools day!!! "
Very few actually...and the ones that do are usually embarrassed and apologetic. Plus this shows how their methods could lead to them being fooled any day of the year... a few stories a week might be total garbage. A news organization relies on credibility and their's has taken a definite hit. No need for name calling.
Well thank goodness for that... I Was thinking perhaps you would be able to get a great job with fox news...
I thought the picture was in bad taste. It looked like Jim and Kaity were smiling at a gravesite. I know it was an April Fools thing, but come on now.
Well Jim I guess not everyone has a sense of humor. So to those who took April Fool's picture too seriously let me say this," Get a life.
A death joke is not funny.
Wow, Jimbo, just checkin in & catching up, but you're STILL beatin this thing into the Earth? For crissakes, man, give it up to God at this point, LET IT GO... we're squirmin like invertebrates here, can you say, "AWKWARD?!?!?!"
One quick point & I won't even make fun of your alternate lifestyle sports staff:
Why even write this post? Why not use every ounce of your energy to prevent serving the good people of the greater New York area any more large dishes of completely-full-of-poop. Seriously, get your act together over there or just quit & go play with Metallica or whatever it is you're "inner child" is crying out for you to "really" do.
nuff said..
Fail
"We were obviously punk’d, so in the same spirit of April Fool’s Day, I completely made up this nonsensical response about how we KNEW it was a prank and ran the story in the newscast anyway."
If you were doing it in the same spirit of April Fool's Day... why did you post it on the 2nd instead of the 1st?
Im just surfing starting from a youtube video to IEs site and then to this news reporters blog...
just want to waste some time and end the night with this comment for fun :)
Jim looks like a fruit on his blog banner.
EPIC FAIL!!!!
Anyone up for some WOW or COD4?
Im just surfing starting from a youtube video to IEs site and then to this news reporters blog...
just want to waste some time and end the night with this comment for fun :)
Jim looks like a fruit on his blog banner.
EPIC FAIL!!!!
Anyone up for some WOW or COD4?
Im just surfing starting from a youtube video to IEs site and then to this news reporters blog...
just want to waste some time and end the night with this comment for fun :)
Jim looks like a fruit on his blog banner.
EPIC FAIL!!!!
Anyone up for some WOW or COD4?