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Showing Original Post only (View all)Millions Cancel Subscriptions to National Enquirer After Learning Its Stories May Not be True [View all]
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/millions-cancel-subscriptions-to?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2337656&post_id=143890114&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1xp0zk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailNEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)In a development that has rocked the news industry, The National Enquirer has lost millions of subscribers amid revelations that some of its stories might not be factual.
After Donald J. Trumps hush money trial exposed the Enquirers inner workings, the newspapers reputation for unimpeachable journalism suffered a severe blow, media insiders say. Harland Dorrinson, an Enquirer subscriber for over thirty years, said discovering that the weekly periodical was not a dependable information source was a gut punch. In a complex and confusing world, I always felt that there was one news outlet that could make sense of it all, he said. Thats been stolen from me.
If the Enquirer distorted its coverage to support Trumps election in 2016, Dorrinson wondered, Does that mean Hillary Clinton wasnt really dying? Or that she didnt delete emails from her multiple lesbian lovers? Or that Bill Clinton didnt have a sex romp in a pickup truck that was caught on video? Now I dont know what to believe.
The longtime subscriber said that the Enquirers sudden loss of credibility would force him to seek reliable reporting elsewhere, adding, I guess Ill give Fox a shot.
After Donald J. Trumps hush money trial exposed the Enquirers inner workings, the newspapers reputation for unimpeachable journalism suffered a severe blow, media insiders say. Harland Dorrinson, an Enquirer subscriber for over thirty years, said discovering that the weekly periodical was not a dependable information source was a gut punch. In a complex and confusing world, I always felt that there was one news outlet that could make sense of it all, he said. Thats been stolen from me.
If the Enquirer distorted its coverage to support Trumps election in 2016, Dorrinson wondered, Does that mean Hillary Clinton wasnt really dying? Or that she didnt delete emails from her multiple lesbian lovers? Or that Bill Clinton didnt have a sex romp in a pickup truck that was caught on video? Now I dont know what to believe.
The longtime subscriber said that the Enquirers sudden loss of credibility would force him to seek reliable reporting elsewhere, adding, I guess Ill give Fox a shot.
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Millions Cancel Subscriptions to National Enquirer After Learning Its Stories May Not be True [View all]
lindysalsagal
Apr 24
OP
About that age, my classmates and I would occasionally sneak into a garage where our church stored old newspapers to sel
Squaredeal
Apr 24
#51
Geezz Louise even when I was a wee lad I knew the Nat Inq was junk. Back in 1962 there was. a
mitch96
Apr 24
#5
many years ago on du there was a campaign to turn around ne at the check out stand . i still do it.
AllaN01Bear
Apr 24
#23
Our grocery store finally realized it was bad practice. (Basically its a form of electioneering)
LeftInTX
Apr 24
#64
Of course Borowitz. I should have know when I read that 'millions' canceled their subscription to the NE.
SWBTATTReg
Apr 24
#25
Next time, please indicate it's parody, sarcasm or just plain Borowitz mentioned in the title line, tia much appreciate
msfiddlestix
Apr 24
#42
Yes it was clearly in the link below the article. To see that requires clicking on the post. The request still stands
msfiddlestix
Apr 25
#77
To my shame I used to subscribe to the a national enquirer my Dad used to buy the weekly tabloid but used
kimbutgar
Apr 24
#44
If the grocery stores would remove them from the checkout line, that would be helpful.
Uncle Joe
Apr 24
#47
Please, not the Enquirer. If it weren't for this paper I would have never known that JFK is alive and living
twodogsbarking
Apr 24
#49
Just imagine a different world where John Edwards was corrupt enough to pay for catch-and-kill.
SYFROYH
Apr 24
#59
I learnt my critical thinking skills and cynical attitude from reading Mad magazine.
Aussie105
Apr 25
#74