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Elliott Kalan, a humor columnist for the free tabloid Metro, was recently canned for writing that nobody reads newspapers anymore. From his column: “As this very copy of Metro shows, the only way to get most people to read a newspaper is to literally force it into their hands.” The joke didn’t go over with Metro International’s CEO, who reportedly ordered the columnist’s dismissal. (Kalan’s also a segment producer for The Daily Show, so I assume he can still pay his rent.)
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