Hastening the Death of Journalism, One Story at a Time

As an pro-technology optimist, I'm generally reluctant to buy into narratives of modern social decline. But a newish site, probablybadnews.com, makes it tough to keep up a cheerful demeanor about the future of journalism (via Reason contributor Jacob Grier), especially the television side: 

Welcome to the temple of journalism's hangover. Deadlines, sleepless nights, stoned editors… this former journalist has been there and seen it. And I'm probably responsible for my own fair share.

Probably Bad News is a collection of journalism's worst hours—not the evilest, not the darkest, and certainly not our finest. Please enjoy before there's no one left to bring you the bad news.

For instance, this:

One consoling thought: Some of the clips on this site are pretty old. Maybe this isn't a tale of decline, simply a chronicle of a constant strain of suckiness.