Pakistani TV anchor shows 'middle-finger' on air, Twitter loses it!
What's the story
Asia Cup 2018 is not only about cricket, it seems. During a bulletin on Pakistan v/s Afghanistan match, a Pakistani news anchor was caught off-guard "flipping the bird and guffawing" as the camera rolled a few seconds before he was ready. All this happened within seconds, and the anchor regained his poise the moment he realized that he was on air. Here's what happened.
Twitter Post
Here, take a look at the video
When panel producer is in so much hurry to switch!!! RIP Journalism 👇 pic.twitter.com/6NeYRwxNvB
— Syed Raza Mehdi (@SyedRezaMehdi) September 22, 2018
Twitterati reacts
Twitter had a field day, and why not
The video of the blooper which was tweeted by multimedia journalist Syed Raza Mehdi went viral instantly, and received a mixed response. While many people found it funny and supported the anchor saying he didn't know the cameras had started rolling, others criticized the "obscene" gesture, and some even went to the extent of 'RIP-ing journalism'. All in all, Twitter had a field day.
Twitter Post
The "owsum" reaction
This is oooowsummm 😂😂😂😂#AsiaCup18 #AFGvPAK #INDvsPAK https://t.co/AMyi3P0D5S
— Shayan Siddiqi (@Shayansdqi) September 22, 2018