Breaking Ranks

Anchor Ditches Fox News for Fake News

John Hudson Nov 20, 2009
Suzanne Sena, formerly a primetime anchor at Fox News, has split with the network to join The Onion, a satirical news organization. This week she appeared in an Onion "webisode" poking fun at President Obama's reliance on teleprompters.

The Onion, known for its caustic wit, has taken aim at Fox in the past with headlines reading "Fox News Channel Adds Laugh Track" or "Local Fox Affiliate Debuts Terror-Alert Van." The satirical news site often takes jabs at the banality of cable news and the American media. Here's Sena's debut performance:


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