{"id":11919,"date":"2015-02-05T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=11919"},"modified":"2015-02-04T23:16:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T04:16:29","slug":"rottenreporting-because-i-said-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/05\/rottenreporting-because-i-said-so\/","title":{"rendered":"RottenReporting: Because I Said So!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sonic Drive-In in Reidsville has closed. Let’s take a look at the local TV coverage and find some RottenReporting.<\/p>\n

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The story about the closing from Star News’ Facebook page.<\/a><\/h4>\n

In his report, Matt Smith says that the Eden Sonic closed because of a fire. He was quickly rebutted by a commenter who said…<\/p>\n

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Yeah, I know that’s a fake name. But hey, his facts are correct. Here comes another rebuttal…<\/p>\n

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So what’s Matt Smith’s response to that as the reporter?<\/p>\n

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Now that’s RottenReporting!<\/p>\n

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The Sonic Drive-In in Reidsville has closed. Let’s take a look at the local TV coverage and find some RottenReporting.<\/p>\n

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