Last night, CNN produced another moment of genius when one of its commentators told viewers that the network would not be leaving coverage of the White House Correspondents Dinner and if they wanted to keep up with other news, they could always check Twitter.
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/592171020502499328
Bravo, CNN. And thanks for reminding us how irrelevant mainstream media sources have become.
CNN telling viewers to check Twitter if they wanted breaking news info should be included in the dinosaur media autopsy report.
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) April 26, 2015
Shorter CNN: just go to twitter, folks, if you want news.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) April 26, 2015
.@CNN might want to consider how twitter could make them completely irrelevant. WH correspondents dinner isn’t exactly news.
— Bryan P. Sears (@bpsears) April 26, 2015
I just heard on @cnn that they don't have to cover what's happening in #Baltimore—you should just go on Twitter to find out. Ok.
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) April 26, 2015
A guy on CNN told me I can find out about the news on Twitter. Of course, Twitter told me that yesterday.
— Alex Baze (@bazecraze) April 26, 2015
Shorter @cnn…you don't need us. We've been replaced by Twitter.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) April 26, 2015
Exactly.
https://twitter.com/TedLeuci/status/592404408757047296
Thought I heard both viewers sobbing… @TwitchyTeam: 'Just go to Twitter': Viewers not amused after CNN tells them to check Twitter for oth
— ? Balou8900 ????? (@Balou8900) April 26, 2015
@TwitchyTeam CNN has viewers?!
— TheGreyLady٩(◔‸◔)۶ (@MorphingZbornak) April 26, 2015
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