I haven't heard of it happening to the Beeb
but there have been a few reporters caught out cheating.
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Afinkawan Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango,
Sat 10 Mar 2007, 21:19,
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but that's what they do
integrity? get the shit made, get the morons watching
all that matters
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discomeats This canoe,
Sat 10 Mar 2007, 21:23,
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i liked the one from the northeastern US
about 1.5 - 2 years ago, a reporter was in a canoe on 'main street' due to flooding, when two men in boots walk into the camera's view right behind her. turns out the water there was only about a foot deep.
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PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage,
Sat 10 Mar 2007, 21:50,
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It's, I believe, called satire.
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riverghost servicing your mum since,
Sat 10 Mar 2007, 22:16,
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