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The National Brexit Impact Photoshops

The National Brexit Impact Photoshops

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Updated Dec 07, 2017 at 01:36PM EST by Matt.

Added Dec 07, 2017 at 01:17PM EST by Matt.

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About

The National Brexit Impact Photoshops is a series of photoshopped based on a blank newspaper cover by the National, a Scottish newspaper who challenged readers to fill in the blank cover in regards to the impact of the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union.

Origin

On December 6th, 2017, The National newspaper tweeted[1] a picture of a blank cover for the publication. They captioned the post "It's over to you, readers! What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Government out by writing or drawing on tomorrow's front page box, then tweet us a picture of it." Within 24 hours, the tweet (shown below) received more than 1,300 retweets and 2,000 likes.


The National @ScotNational It's over to you, readers! What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Government out by writing or drawing on tomorrow's front page box, then tweet us a picture of it THE NAT )NAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impact reports: What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govenment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to @ScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot!

Spread

Shortly after the tweet was made, followers began filling in the blank cover with humorous images. Twitter[2] @BigPoppaTotoro posted an image from the animated sitcom The Simpsons of Homer disproportionately dividing space in his bedroom. The flags of the England and the E.U. are photoshopped over the characters' heads. The post (shown below, left) received more than 80 retweets and 470 likes in 24 hours.

Twitter[3] user @StuieDonaldson photoshopped the This Is Fine comic onto the cover (shown below, center), receiving more than 350 retweets and 1,400 likes in 24 hours. Twitter[4] user @ChrisMcPhail posted the cover with the I Don't Know LOL emoitcon (shown below, right), received more than 200 retweets and 900 likes in 24 hours.

That day, Twitter[5] published a Moments page regarding the cover.


THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATSONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impact reports; What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to QScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NAT )NAT. THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secref Brexif impacf reports: THIS IS FINe. What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to @ScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused Oof misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NAT#0NAI. THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Government out by writing or drawing in the box above, thentweet a picture of it to @ScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embatled Brexit Secretary accused of misle ading MPs on extent of analysis carried ouT

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NAT )NAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to @ScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATEONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impact reports: 1400 G- What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Government out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to @ScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATSONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: 400406 a. What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to QScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out
THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATSONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to QScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATSONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: CIHRISTMAS LIS BREXIT IMPACT NEW BIKE 。WAD BATMAN What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to @ScoftNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MIPs on exfent of analysis carried ouT THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 2017 80p THE NATSONAL THE NEWSPAPER THAT SUPPORTS AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND UK finally releases details of secret Brexit impactreports: 0 What will the impact of Brexit be? Help the UK Govemment out by writing or drawing in the box above, then tweet a picture of it to QScotNational or send to community@thenational.scot! Davis under fire: Embattled Brexit Secretary accused of misleading MPs on extent of analysis carried out

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External References

[1] Twitter – @scotnational's Tweet

[2] Twitter – "https://twitter.com/BigPoppaTotoro/status/938532936391028736@BigPoppaTotoro's Tweet":

[3] Twitter – @StuieDonaldson's Tweet

[4] Twitter – @ChrisMcPhail's Tweet

[5] Twitter – Newspaper leaves front page blank and urges readers to help Brexit minister

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