The plausibility-straining inflation of global viewing numbers for big events has been happening for some time, but this effort from Newstalk ZB takes it to a new level. As Peter Fenton, who spotted the headline, remarked, “a record indeed – many must have tuned in from outer space!” They’ve since quietly amended the story (though [...]
By Toby Manhire In The Internaut
The plausibility-straining inflation of global viewing numbers for big events has been happening for some time, but this effort from Newstalk ZB takes it to a new level.
As Peter Fenton, who spotted the headline, remarked, “a record indeed – many must have tuned in from outer space!”
They’ve since quietly amended the story (though the URL lives on).
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