The worst news-themed April Fool's Day pranks of 2012
There were some awesome April Fool's Day pranks coming out of newsrooms this year, from Conan O'Brien taking over Mashable to The Next Web saying it was going to a pay-to-view model. Then there were the ones that bombed. Here are a few of them.
The Offending Newsroom: The Daily Free Press
RT @MWeiser22: Here is a picture that includes the @dailyfreepress cinderella as a prostitute story @Mister_Wang http://pic.twitter.com/fjDXGUsn- The Prank: Boston University's student newspaper, The Daily Free Press, ran its annual print-only April Fool's edition on Monday, April 2. Many of the columns made light of rape, a sensitive subject on campus after two BU hockey players were charged a few months ago. The paper ended up issuing an apology.
BU student newspaper's April Fools' edition angers studentsBoston University's independent student paper may have intended its April Fools' edition as a joke, but students found it anything but fu...- Daily Free Press' apology to the Boston community | The Daily Free PressTo the Boston community and whomever else it may concern, We at The Daily Free Press want to apologize for the callous and ignorant stori...
.@dailyfreepress Your apology - is.gd/JN58u0 - is not good enough. Signed, a BU @comugrad alum. cc: @universalhub
I still say the EIC must resign. An apology is appreciated, but is not enough. RT @dailyfreepress Our official apology: dailyfreepress.com/2012/04/02/dai…- Here's another great Storify about the entire debacle.
The Daily Free Press's April Fools FiascoDisliked College Paper Somehow Manages To Become More Hated Among BU StudentsThe Offending Newsroom: Forbes
- The Prank (Note: Story was taken down)
Romney Drops out of Race, Endorses Santorum - Forbes7 hours ago ... In a surprise move, Mitt Romney announced today that he is ending his ... Oh great, an April fools joke that is represe...- Forbes blogger Len Burman wrote a story with the headline "Romney Drops Out of Race." Forbes took it down after the story topped Google News.
So … Len Burman, a Forbes blogger, wrote a story for April Fool's ...4 hours ago ... Len Burman, a Forbes blogger, wrote a story for April Fool's Day with the headline "Romney Drops Out of Race, ...
April Fools gets @Forbes in hot water, ran false story about Romney dropping out, endorsing Santorum bit.ly/HzJ9ZG via @ShortFormBlogThe Offending Newsroom: Onward State
- The Prank
Former Managing Editor Devon Edwards Passes AwayOur sources can now confirm: Devon W. Edwards has passed away today at the age of 21. Onward State editors received an email minutes ago ...- From the same newsroom that prematurely claimed Joe Paterno's death comes another gem. This time, the editors of the Penn State student blog "Onward State" decided it would be funny to "report" the death of a former editor. (Yes, it was the same editor who said Paterno had died.)
Penn State student publication 'kills' former editor who prematurely killed Paterno | Poynter.In an April Fool's Day stunt no followers found funny, Onward State sent out a tweet announcing the death of its former managing editor, ...
.@OnwardState manages to somehow throw salt in wounds. klapp.me/H6Y1BV via @ProducerMatthew
Well, it's good to know @OnwardState and @Devon2012 have learned from the whole Joe Paterno thing... - producermatthew.com/post/203074398…The Offending Newsroom: The Ontario (Wis.) County Line
- The Prank
