Those tykes over at CBS' Channel 9 news sure can type! And they aren't going to stop condensing press releases anytime soon. It was nice, I guess, for the morning anchor (below) to write me back (see earlier today) when I whinnied in disapproval at their 'coverage' of the bovineunite website, but after seeing their 5:30 newscast, I've decided they're simply hopeless.
At the end of the program, as a kind of maudlin sendoff, the two anchorclones cutely 'conversed' about how it was Band-Aid brand bandages 85th anniversary! And, OMG! They're also introducing a new kind of Band-Aid, coincidentally, at the same time. Brief anecdotes were told about the history of the product, including how the inventor was inspired to create a convenient new kind of bandage by his cloddish wife's frequent cooking mishaps. LOL!
Just as I thought yesterday morning, my first reaction was, "What press release did this come from?"
Well, that's easy enough to find out. Go to Johnson & Johnson's
home page, and select "News > Press Releases" from the top menu. There, you'll find a
press release about how it's Band-Aid brand bandages 85th anniversary! And, OMG! They're also introducing a new kind of Band-Aid, coincidentally, at the same time. Brief anecdotes are told about the history of the product, including how the inventor was inspired to create a convenient new kind of bandage by his cloddish wife's frequent cooking mishaps. LOL!
The date on the press release from Johnson and Johnson? Why, yesterday, of course, when it was presumably also faxed to the compliant, overworked "writers" of WUSA's cutting-edge news team.
I guess this is why people get cable.