Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 28th April 1993

Dilbert//1474, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 28th April 1993

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dilbert tragic story update reported killed weather sports injury news drove pedestrian

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his chair watching television and Dogbert sits on the hassock. The newscaster says, "After that tragic story we have an even more tragic update on a previously reported tragedy, then . . ."

The news reporter continues, "We'll tell you about people who got killed by the weather. And in sports we profile the injury of the week."

The newscaster continues, "And in local news, not much was happening, so we drove the news van around until we hit a pedestrian."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AFTER THAT TRAGIC STORY WE HAVE AN EVEN MORE TRAGIC UPDATE ON A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TRAGEDY, THEN...

WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT PEOPLE WHO GOT KILLED BY THE WEATHER. AND IN SPORTS WE PROFILE THE INJURY OF THE WEEK.

AND IN LOCAL NEWS, NOT MUCH WAS HAPPENING, SO WE DROVE THE NEWS VAN AROUND UNTIL WE HIT A PEDESTRIAN.

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AI Analysis

Title: "Local News: Where Tragedy Meets Repetition"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1990, satirizes the local news' tendency to sensationalize and repeat tragic stories. The strip consists of three panels:

• Panel 1: A news anchor introduces a story about people killed by the weather, implying that this is not a new development.
• Panel 2: The anchor mentions that they will tell viewers about people who got killed by the weather, and in sports, they will profile the injury of the week.
• Panel 3: The anchor concludes by stating that in local news, not much was happening, so they drove the news van around until they hit a pedestrian.

The comic strip pokes fun at the local news' focus on sensationalism and their willingness to repeat stories rather than provide meaningful coverage. It highlights the absurdity of the news cycle and the ways in which it can be misleading or uninformative.

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