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Mr Elmo22 Aug 2022 9:04 a.m. PST

Ok, there has to be a name for the BBC sad syrupy news style (a lot like US public radio:

"Yousef has walked for days to find a doctor for his droopy eye. He and his family are forced to live on $1 USD a day since losing both legs to a landline…caused by climate change"

Personal logo Parzival Supporting Member of TMP23 Aug 2022 3:09 p.m. PST

I believe the name is "annoying pompous BLEEP talk."

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP26 Aug 2022 3:07 a.m. PST

Perhaps:
Obvious BS
"News"
My opinion disguised as news

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