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Newsroom Praises Satire Accounts in Follow Friday Shoutout

Original: # FollowFriday from the YNTV newsroom desk: @ McSweeneysFlip for headlines that read like a staff meeting gone wrong, @

A television newsroom desk has published a Follow Friday recommendation highlighting comedy and satire accounts, singling out McSweeneysFlip for headlines that read like a chaotic staff meeting, fesshole for anonymous confessions, and The Onion for its deadpan reporting style. The post celebrates satirical news coverage, saying the outlet takes notes from The Onion's straight-faced delivery.

Why now: The newsroom is taking part in the Follow Friday social media tradition of recommending accounts worth following.

YNTVMcSweeneysFlipfessholeThe Onion

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• # FollowFriday from the YNTV newsroom desk: @ McSweeneysFlip for headlines that read like a staff meeting gone wrong, @ fesshole for confessions our newsroom would deny, and @ TheOnion for reporting so straight-faced we take notes. # Comedy # Satire # LateNight # TV · yntvbreakingnews

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