Coverage of the 'balloon boy' hoax forms a withering indictment of for-profit news | Aeon Videos
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The Balloon Boy incident serves as a stark reminder of the media's complicity in spectacle journalism, where entertainment takes precedence over factual reporting, costing them credibility.
News channels across the globe were drawn into a frenzy over the balloon boy's supposed peril, only to discover it was a staged event, revealing the inherent flaws in sensationalist journalism.
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