Blink, A News Ticker That Generates an Unending Stream of Sensational Nonsense Headlines

Nonsense New Ticker by Jim Buell

London-based artist Jim Buell has created Blink, an electronic news ticker that algorithmically generates an unending stream of sensational nonsense headlines like “Justin Bieber Executes Dog in America” and “Medical Suspect Marries Radical Tree.” According to Buell, Blink is a commentary on the pervasive addiction to low quality news and dubious information in contemporary culture. Buell imagines that such a device might be used in the near future to algorithmically generate junk news for public consumption.

Nonsense New Ticker by Jim Buell

photos via Jim Buell

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E.D.W. Lynch
E.D.W. Lynch

Writer and humor generalist on the Internet and on Facebook.