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Philly TV Anchor in Trouble for Tweet Promoting Story on Shooting By Comparing it to Breaking Bad

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Reason Staff | 10.7.2013 10:20 AM

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A Philadelphia TV news anchor is being criticized for trying to get her Twitter followers to watch the station's coverage of a deadly shooting by comparing it to "Breaking Bad."

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports WTXF-TV news anchor Joyce Evans tweeted "Thought `Breaking Bad' was hot last Sunday? See who's breaking bad in SW Phllly, leavin' 6 people SHOT -- Tonite at Ten!"

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