Don Lemon, right, discusses a possible theory on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
London, United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles) – CNN received the award for best “Live Television Journalism” for its coverage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 at the 2014 Association for International Broadcasting awards in London Wednesday night.
The network was praised for its aggressive reporting on the downing of MH17 over Ukraine, often being first to the scene of disaster and conducting powerful interviews on Russia’s role in the investigation.
The awards judges told reporters that what put CNN over the top – compared to the coverage by other cable and network news channels — was anchor Don Lemon’s use of a toy plane while reporting on the downed jetliner. No one told the judges that the segment they saw was CNN’s coverage of another Malaysia Airlines plane disaster – that of ML 370 which is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean. They also praised Lemon for asking a guest panel the question, “Did God steal the plane?”
Nevertheless,CNN said that it was very honored to be recognized for its 24-hour commitment to excellent journalism. “We are proud of the work of our international news team,” a CNN spokesperson said.
Cairo, Egypt (The Adobo Chronicles) – A male bus driver went in for a urine test as part of a routine drug screening by his employer, the General Transport Authority in Egypt. The results came back positive, but not for illegal substance.
The man was totally shocked when the doctor told him, “Congratulations, you’re pregnant!”
Apparently, the man used urine sample he took from his wife earlier. He had no idea that his wife was two months pregnant.
Moral of the story: keep a pregnancy home test kit handy at all times, and use it before submitting yourself for drug testing. Especially if you’re male.
Burbank, California (The Adobo Chronicles)- It all started with a tweet. A snapshot of a handsome teenager bagging items at a Target store in Dallas was posted by a tickled fan and it immediately went viral. Alex, now popularly known as Alex From Target, could not believe the number of his Twitter followers went from about 144 to more than half a million in just a couple of days. He’s been working as cashier at Target for only three months.
It pays to be an Internet sensation. Alex From Target was recently a guest of The Ellen Show, where he received an iPad gift from the generous Ms. DeGeneres. But it doesn’t end there. Ellen was so impressed by the smart and witty sixteen-year-old that she offered him a job as cashier at The Ellen Shop in Burbank.
A minimum-wage earner at Target, Alex will now be working for twice as much at The Ellen Shop. He will henceforth be known as Alex At Ellen. Perhaps, a television career also awaits him?
Cairo, Egypt (The Adobo Chronicles) – A male bus driver went in for a urine test as part of a routine drug screening by his employer, the General Transport Authority in Egypt. The results came back positive, but not for illegal substance.
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