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Chris Morris broke television news in 1994 and nobody noticed

In January 1994, Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci aired six episodes of a BBC2 series called The Day Today and broke something in British television that has never quite been fixed.

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Chris Morris broke television news in 1994 and nobody noticed
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Matt Stroud — Matt Stroud is an investigative reporter and author of Thin Blue Lie. He writes about journalism, power, and how stories get made, drawing on two decades of reporting for national outlets and long-form investigative projects.

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