Headline News Flava

Reading like a story from The Onion, apparently CNN Headline News may start incorporating hip hop slang in an effort to attract younger viewers:

Get ready for slang phrases like “bling-bling,” “flava,” and “freak” mixed in with the day’s headlines as the AOL Time Warner-owned cable network turns to hip hop lingo to rope in younger viewers.

“In an effort to be sure we are as cutting-edge as possible with our on-screen persona, please refer to this slang dictionary when looking for just the right phrase,” reads an internal Headline News memo obtained by the Daily News. […]

This still seems almost too silly to be true ;). Link from MediaBistro.

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