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Buck the news director

Buck is the news director of The Irv Turner Show. He has a Master’s in Journalism, and worked at a newspaper until it closed.

He doesn’t like what the show does, and does most of it anyway. He will not edit in clips of the movie Flubber.

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#12. More sizzle

January 26, 2010

IRV: OK, the pledge piece... We need more sizzle! More video!
BUCK: There's nothing there. She misspoke slightly, and immediately corrected herself.

IRV: Well, just edit together video to make it seem like HAS. C'mon!
BUCK: Sure. Some good old fashioned lying.

IRV: It's not "lying", Buck. We're an OPINION show.
BUCK: No deal, Irv. I have a Master's in Journalism. And I refuse to edit clips of the movie Flubber.

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#13. Real journalist

January 27, 2010

BUCK: OK, kid, we need to edit video of Geminari to make her look like a GAFFE-machine.
JEREMY: Ugh...

BUCK: Yeah, I don't like it either. But my name's not in the title.
JEREMY: Why d'you even WORK on this asshole's show, Buck? You're a real JOURNALIST.

BUCK: Well, at the last paper I was at, I had an editor who won a Pulitzer, and I'll never forget something he once said to me...
JEREMY: What's that?

BUCK: "This newspaper's closing. Find another job."
JEREMY: (Wow... a PULITZER.)

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#14. Credit my blog

January 28, 2010

JEREMY: I was wondering if it'd be possible to credit my BLOG on this story... we actually broke it.
BUCK: What a surprise. You have a blog.

JEREMY: I actually run, "Here Comes Everything". It's one of the most popular moderate political blogs running.
BUCK: Is it? Why do you work here then?

JEREMY: Well, I, uh, hope that by, y'know, working in the mainstream media, I can change the system from the INSIDE.
BUCK: Right. And?

JEREMY: And I only make $8.62 a month from my Google ads.
BUCK: Exactly. I'll credit your blog when it pays for your ProActiv cream, Jeremy.

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#18. Not much response

February 10, 2010

IRV: How's the pledge piece coming?
BUCK: Not much response from the Geminari camp, Irv. They're going "no drama".

IRV: How bad is it?
BUCK: They released a 35-minute video of her QUIETLY READING.

IRV: All right... well, let's double up on editing the video. She won't talk? We'll talk for her.

BUCK: So... just keep making up news then?
IRV: Well, if she won't issue any rash, reactionary statements, she gives us no choice.

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#25. Doing a remote

February 23, 2010

BUCK: The Tea Partiers are gonna protest Geminari. We should get out there with a camera, get some footage for tonight.
JEREMY: A REMOTE piece! A CREW!

BUCK: No, you go alone. Just take THIS.
JEREMY: This is just my IPHONE...

JEREMY: I'm filming it with THIS? SERIOUSLY? That SUCKS.

BUCK: Fake citizen outrage deserves fake citizen journalism.
JEREMY: Hey, wait... why did you have MY iPhone?

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