![Breaking News Parodies Breaking News Parodies](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/square/000/019/949/9ce.jpg)
Breaking News Parodies
About
Breaking News Parodies are photoshopped images edited to resemble screenshots taken during "breaking news" segments on television news station broadcasts, many of which bear many similarities to Morning News images.
Origin
On November 30th, 2010, Newgrounds Forums user Drony submitted a thread invited viewers to photoshop two different "Breaking News" templates, featuring a CNN news slate (shown below, left) and an unknown female news anchor (shown below, right).
![Template Image CNN EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/991/d7a.jpg)
![Template Image BREAKING NEws](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/992/7d4.jpg)
Spread
On June 1st, 2012, Something Awful[5] featured the results from a "Breaking News!" photoshop contest, using a template image of Sky News anchor Jeremy Thompson (shown below).
![Something Awful Contest NEWS YING A LIVE TALKING AWAY BREAKING NEWS 18:35 JMBLING AWAY, SLOWLY LEARNING THAT LIFE IS OKAY. SAY AFTER ME. IT'S NO BETTER -DOW 11164.05 ▲ 31.49](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/993/7d6.gif)
![Something Awful Contest KEWS STUDIO TIVE REYNHOLM INDUSTRIES BREAKING NEWS 18:35 TIES IN BU SPARKSN GATION INTO REYNHOLM INDUSTRIES BUSINES DOW 11164 0S314](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/994/ad2.gif)
On September 4th, 2014, the BreakYourOwnNews[1] web app was launched, allowing users to make custom "Breaking News" parodies using a template image (shown below).
![Break Your Own News Generator The Breaking News Generator Today's top story... you! Or, whatever you want. Add your pic, write the headline and we'll go live to the scene. Sort of YOUR OWN Headline Write your story here NEWS Ticker Fill out the ticker with the latest updates Your Image Choose File No file chosen Election special: Make your own Jeremy Vine green screen spectacular LIVE breakyourownnews.com BREAKING NEWS SOMETHING WENT VIRAL ONLINE 13:42 "IS THIS REALLY NEWS?" ASKS COMMENTER I 5 MILLION RETWEETS IN 1 HOUR ALREA](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/989/dfb.jpg)
On May 14th, 2015, FunnyJunk[3] user chokinandtokin posted a compilation of notable examples of the photoshop meme (shown below).
![Justin Bieber Found Alive Breaking News LIVE More sad news from the music industry, Justin Bieber was found alive in his apartment earlier today. EXCLUSIVE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/981/b58.jpg)
![Man too stupid to use hat Breaking News VE Man too stupid to use hat oPa EXCLUSIVE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/978/496.jpg)
![Dog Still Waiting For Fry Breaking News LIVE STILL WAITING FOR FRY. EXCLUSIVE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/980/acd.jpg)
On September 24th, an anonymous 4chan user posted a photoshopped image of CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper with the caption "Breaking News: OP being a huge faggot" to the /mlp/ (My Little Pony) board (shown below).
![BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS LIVE OP BEING A HUGE F----- Taped with hidden camera inside OP's home CNN](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/846/459/f55.jpg)
On February 20th, 2016, a photoshopped breaking news parody image was uploaded the My Little Pony image database Derpibooru,[2] featuring Donald Trump and several My Little Pony characters with the caption "Donald Trump Makes Equestria Real" (shown below).
![brb getting us citizenship so I can vote for trump LIVE reakwourownnevwst BREAKING NEWS TRUMP MAKES EQUESTRIA REAL CONSTRUCTION ON PORTAL TO EQUESTRIA COMPLETED, PAID FOR BY MEXICo](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/087/458/3d9.png)
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External References
[1] BreakYourOwnNews – Break Your Own News
[2] Derpibooru – Donald Trump Makes Equestria Real
[3] FunnyJunk – breaking news comp
[5] Somewthing Awful – Breaking News!
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