Morning Update: Sept 19 – BBC Newsreader gaffe; NZ branded beer prank; Twitter’s fake users to be revealed

September 19, 2013 7:56

This is Morning Update, our overnight wrap up of the international media and marketing news.

Buzzfeed: BBC Newsreader mistakes photocopier paper for iPad live on air – an amusing gaffe by a presenter gained social media traction overnight.

“BBC News presenter Simon McCoy made a bit of an error this morning, mistaking a pack of photocopier paper for his iPad.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.