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Media Circus
Roasts of the news outlets that report the news.
Media circus satire from Roast Station. We roast the outlets that report the news — the clickbait engineers, the cable-news pundit caste, the manufactured outrage cycles, and the slow collapse of the front page as we knew it.
73 roasts in this topic and counting.
Every Media Circus roast we've published
- sports·SPICY 88
McGregor vs Holloway Rematch Livestream: Pure Fiction, Zero Belts
Watch the promotion sell a lightweight fantasy while reality stays in Washington with zero actual fights booked.
- culture·MEDIUM 61
‘Light Workload’ Now Officially a Crisis
NYT turns corporate dead time into a soul-searching drama while a gynecology practitioner weighs seeing her own colleagues.
- entertainment·SPICY 73
Taylor’s Aunt Leaks ‘Intimate’ Wedding Crap Nobody Asked For
Inside the MSG spectacle, Taylor and her athlete cried on cue while 1,000 guests got PR-approved details.
- culture·SPICY 72
Optimizer Claims Hydration Is Simple, Then Hypes the Gizmos Anyway
The newsletter dissects potions that swear they'll fix heat waves while admitting the truth is just water.
- world·SPICY 72
Venezuelan Earthquakes Get Labeled 'Unusual But Not Unheard Of'
Scientists already gathering data for that detailed picture while the ground does whatever the hell it wants.
- entertainment·SPICY 72
The View Drags Audience Into FCC Political Fight
Daytime chatter show turns federal commission dispute into audience participation theater for political speech rules
- entertainment·MEDIUM 58
ABC Launches On-Air Campaign Begging Viewers to Save Its Licenses
The network escalates its FCC fight by treating regular programming like a petition drive for The View and local stations
- tech·MEDIUM 62
Ars Technica's Reader Survey Wants Your Voice Heard
The tech site polls readers on front page changes while already knowing exactly what the analytics say.
- politics·MEDIUM 62
UK's Social Media Ban: Save the Children by Banning the Children
Government announces a total social blackout for under-16s, following Australia because copy-paste counts as leadership now.
- celebrities·SPICY 74
Ego Meter: Finch's Middleton College Tale Hits Peak Delusion
One almost-year fling gets exhumed at Phillips' wedding and suddenly it's royal intel.
- culture·SPICY 88
60 Minutes Calls Chaos a 'Cage Full of Tigers'
Surprise pick of a journalist-filmmaker to lead the famously combative newsroom starts with zero calm and maximum mess.
- entertainment·SPICY 73
Snow's Alzheimer's 'Navigation' Is Just Corporate Speak for Hell
Ex-Channel 4 presenter 'reveals' diagnosis via film that turns tragedy into another PR victory lap.
- tech·MEDIUM 62
LinkedIn Ego Meter Climbs Into Influencer Territory
Celebrities and paid influencers have transformed the career-focused platform into performance art where the job is pretending the job is posting
- finance·SPICY 73
Warner Bros Discovery Borrows $15 Billion to Refinance Its Own Acquisition
Media giant prices investment-grade loans in a hot market, because nothing screams stability like prepping debt before Paramount swallows you whole.
- world·SPICY 72
NYT: Ukraine & Iran Wars Basically Cousins Now
Drone tech and backroom deals make every battlefield feel like the same spreadsheet.
- tech·SPICY 78
TMZ's 'Disturbing' Scoop: Celeb Dog Zepa Kicks the Kennel
Apologies to fans for the heartbreak—because a pet passing trumps actual scandals every time.
- celebrities·MEDIUM 62
Easter Miracle: Kid's Autism Win Becomes Celeb Holiday
Abby De La Rosa turns diagnosis anniversary into Instagram gold—because why not?
- culture·MEDIUM 68
ABC News: Trusted Source or Trusted Snooze?
Breaking news alert: A homepage that promises everything and delivers... a homepage.
- celebrities·SPICY 78
CNN Trending: Doomsday Karaoke Night?
Oil crashes parties, El Niño floods basements, taxes haunt dreams—CNN's hits list has it all, minus the chill pill.
- culture·SPICY 72
Social Media Today: Infinite Scroll of Self-Obsession
A site dropping 'news' on platforms obsessed with their own news. Peak digital hall of mirrors.
- sports·SPICY 72
BBC Football Page: Eternal Loop of Booted Banality
Scores we saw live, rumors thinner than a defender's alibi—welcome to football's daily rerun.
- sports·SPICY 72
Bleacher Report's PSG-LFC 'Highlights': Code for Insanity?
Timestamps, numbers, chaos—sports media's fever dream or just Tuesday?
- world·MEDIUM 68
Reuters Business: Where Excitement Goes to Die
Global headlines so thrilling, you'll check your watch mid-sentence. Pull up a chair for stock tickers and mergers.
- celebrities·MEDIUM 68
Zendaya's Movie Mouthpiece Drops Bombshell, Internet Loses It
A fictional character's confession has real people raging—because that's how brains work now?
- sports·SPICY 72
NDTV's News Avalanche: Feast or Famine?
India's top site crams cricket, Bollywood, and biz into one endless scroll—hold my masala chai.
- tech·SPICY 78
TMZ Drops Serial Killer Mic: Heuermann's Mega Guilty Plea
Seven murders confessed, eighth TBD—entertainment news hits peak absurdity.
- tech·SPICY 78
Iran Rescue: Action Flick or Actual Fiasco?
Dozens of planes, sneaky tricks, and a war deadline—because real life needed more Michael Bay.
- sports·SPICY 78
BBC Homepage: The News Buffet Black Hole
Sports! Climate! Innovation! It's all here... until your eyes glaze over in category overload.
- sports·SPICY 75
USA TODAY: The News Equivalent of Elevator Muzak
Award-winning everything: sports, stocks, cat videos – zero flavor, infinite filler.
- sports·MEDIUM 68
NBC News: Teasers So Tiny, They're Micro-News
Diagnoses, dismissals, and gas-price doom served in snack-sized panic bites—because who has time for full stories?
- tech·SPICY 72
Today Star's Mom Ghosts, She Goes Viral on Faith
Missing mom? Time for a heartfelt video essay. Priorities, people.
- tech·SPICY 72
Savannah's Return: Fans Siege NBC Like It's Woodstock
TMZ hypes morning anchor comeback as if she slayed a dragon, not just read the weather.
- sports·SPICY 72
BBC Football: The Infinite Scroll of Meh
Latest news? More like yesterday's scores microwaved with transfer gossip.
- tech·MEDIUM 68
TMZ's Birthday Bash: Bikini Autopsy Edition
Nothing screams 'happy birthday' like exhuming workout pics for the masses.
- sports·SPICY 72
USA Today: Breaking the News... of Being News
They tout 'award-winning journalism' like it's a revelation, but it's just the world's most generic homepage flex.
- tech·SPICY 76
Sora: OpenAI's AI Video Fling Ends in Ghost Town
Viral hit that spooked Hollywood shutters after months of tumbleweeds—AI hype meets reality check.
- tech·MEDIUM 62
Earth Pics from Space: NASA's Greatest Hits, Vol. 47
Artemis II crew snaps 'spectacular' view we've memorized since flip phones were cool.
- sports·MEDIUM 68
FOX NFL Highlights: Slow-Mo Circus of Grown Men Grunting
Why we're all hypnotized by 10-second clips of dudes tripping over air
- tech·SPICY 72
USA TODAY's Dino-Leather to Death-Giggle Carousel
T-Rex handbags, funeral hysterics, and colon cancer—news feeds gone gloriously off the rails.
- tech·MEDIUM 68
Britney's Insta Family Pic: Wholesome or PR Plot Twist?
Pop icon dusts off 2008 throwback with sons—because nothing says 'reunion' like filtered nostalgia.
- sports·SPICY 72
Bleacher Report's 'News': Straight-Up Vegas Odds Dump
Highlights? Nah, just O/U lines and spreads that make your wallet sweat.
- celebrities·SPICY 72
HELLO!: Celeb Gossip as Your Daily Bread
Relationships, babies, breakups—because asteroids can wait, J-Lo's love life can't.
- celebrities·MEDIUM 68
USA TODAY Celebs: Gossip So Hot It Needs Sunscreen
Because nothing says 'news' like which star bought a $5 coffee
- tech·SPICY 72
Google News Serves War with Weather
Algorithms think 'Iran conflict nearing end' pairs perfectly with your 5-day forecast—um, what?
- sports·MEDIUM 68
ESPN: Serving Ads, Not Sports, Anytime Anywhere
Because who needs highlights when you can watch 20 minutes of debate about a referee's bad haircut?
- sports·SPICY 72
USA TODAY Sports: Where Stats Bury the Fun
Endless scores, predictions, and odds—because nothing says 'thrill' like a spreadsheet apocalypse.
- culture·SPICY 78
Fox News: Rage-Bait Buffet, Always Open
Breaking: Outrage over eggs, migrants, and celebs who hate America. Pull up a stool for the daily screamfest.
- tech·MEDIUM 48
Skull-Vibes on Sale: Tech's Lamest 'Trending' News
Bone conduction headphones hit 'lowest price in months'—because that's what keeps the world spinning, apparently.
- sports·MEDIUM 58
Sports Scores Trend: Games Actually Happened!
FOX Sports drops the mic with real-time numbers. Because nothing says 'breaking news' like 3-2.
- sports·MEDIUM 58
FOX Sports' Scoreboard: Thrilling Numbers Await!
Because who needs drama when refreshable digits deliver peak excitement?