Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 09, 2009

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Voice: Sid? It's Bert from CNN. Sid: Does he sound desperate? Voice: Uh... yeah. How did you know? Bert: Here's my problem, Sid - High-def is killing us! Some of our folks look like trolls... we gotta go younger with our anchors, and I mean MUCH younger! Sid: You came to the right shop, Bert. We now rep some of the youngest talent in town - clear skin, perfect teeth, strong Twitter presence... Bert: Twitter? That's value added? Sid: Are you kidding? Our clients average 25,000 followers! That's a fan base, my friend! Bert: Hmmm... any of them experienced? Sid: No, they're pre-experienced. Which means they'll fit into any newsroom budget! Bert: What about gravitas? Sid: Seriously? Bert, these kids are high-def PLAYERS! Bert: Okay, okay. I'll take a dozen.