NewsAmuse
“Reporters find it irresistible when you give them a quotable phrase
that sums up your point," Linda says. "If you can appropriately use
humor they will include it every time."
She takes media clients through exercises that help them learn skills in
becoming more quotable such as thinking in humorous headlines like
these below.
This site is frequently updated with
examples based on current news stories.
Updated 5/28/10
Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael
Vick is now serving jail time after
pleading guilty to federal dogfighting
conspiracy charges. Dogs that didn't
fight well were killed.
NewsAmuse: Dogs Were Vicktims.
HomeBanc, Inc, a $6-billion dollar
Atlanta mortgage lender, files a
surprise bankruptcy late at night, fires
most of its 1-thousand employees with
less than a week's notice, and gives
them a $20-dollar grocery card for a
severance package.
NewsAmuse: HomeBancrupt
A married female ex-Astronaut now
claims she was insane when she
allegedly attacked another woman
Astronaut rival in a love triangle with a
male Astronaut.
NewsAmuse calls her: The Astronut
and calls them: Astronaughties
NASA may implement a drug testing
policy because some Astronauts may
have been drunk on duty.
NewsAmuse: NASA Now Stands for
No Astronaut Sober Anymore.
NewsAmuse: Drunk Astronauts Are
Space Cadets.
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Love All Rights Reserved
University of Chicago researchers say
1/4 of those polled are still having sex
regularly after the age of 70.
NewsAmuse: Septuagenarians Are
Sexy-genarians!
Atlanta City Councilman introduces
ordinance fining people wearing low
riding pants that show their underwear
in public.
NewsAmuse: Councilman Fights
Atlanta Crack Problem
1/3 of Americans are now reported to
be clinically obese with 2/3 being
overweight in the USA.
NewsAmuse: United Stout America
Georgia ranks 46th out of 50 states in
SAT scores the same as last year.
NewsAmuse: SAT in Georgia Stands
for Still Awful Tests!
There are increasing reports of toxic
products manufactured in China being
sold by U.S. Retailers including toys,
pet food, and flip flops.
NewsAmuse: "MADE IN CHINA" May
Now Mean: Caution: Hazardous
Imports Now Allowed.
Football legend Orinthal J. Simpson
was jailed again for violating parole in
the case involving armed theft of his
own sports memorabilia.
NewsAmuse: Orinthal Jailed Simpson
Chicago is installing a massive
surveillance system that will alert police
in 30 seconds if a small backpack is
abandoned in the city.
NewsAmuse: City of Big Shoulders
Becomes City of Big Brother.
Baboons are terrorizing residents of
South Africa's Cape Peninsula by
aggressively opening car doors and
even robbing homes in search of food.
NewsAmuse: Bad-boons!
A 51 year old Brazilian woman gives
birth to her own twin grandsons while
acting as her daughter's surrogate.
NewsAmuse: Grandmama
The Atlanta, Georgia area has had
several cases of men impersonating
police stopping women drivers by
flashing lights from their unmarked
cars. No one has been physically
injured.
NewsAmuse: Copy Cops Cause
Concern.
Engineers at Intel institute E-mail free
Fridays to encourage face to face
communication. Another company had
a 75% drop in all E-mail usage after
doing the same thing.
NewsAmuse: Intel Engineers Reduce
EEEE-mail.
The last surviving member of singer
Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," comedian
Joey Bishop, has died at age 89.
NewsAmuse: RIP, Rats In Peace
Oprah Winfrey campaigns for
Democratic Presidential Candidate
Barak Obama.
NewsAmuse: O-bama!
A bill moving through the Georgia
legislature is dubbed the Take Your
Gun To Church Bill. It would allow gun
owners with concealed-carry permits to
do just that.
NewsAmuse: Saturday-night Specials
become Sunday-morning Specials.
For the second time in less than a year
BlackBerry smart phones have
experienced widespread service
disruptions.
NewsAmuse: Black Out Berry
Hurricane Ike devastates Galveston
Texas.
NewsAmuse: Ieek!
GM will lay off workers for nine weeks
because car sales have plummeted.
NewsAmuse: Gone Missing workers