"Fair & Balanced With the Facts We Make Up"

It may come as a surprise to some of my fans -- especially those of you who write in praising my brilliance and asking where you can find the book version of WOTE -- that Homunculus is actually looking for work right now. Some would call it "unemployed." I prefer to think of it as being in a "transitional period" -- for many, many months.

Anyway, I saw this job post the other day:

Position: Fact Writer Company: FOX News Channel Industry: TV/Cable Job Duration: Full Time Job Location: New York, NY USA Job Requirements/Responsibility: FOX News Channel, a fast-paced 24-hour television news operation in New York City, is seeking a Freelance Fact Writer for its information center. Responsibilities include writing on-air facts and press conference quotes for daytime programming. Individuals must have strong writing skills, be able to handle multiple assignments and deadlines, and work well in a team atmosphere. Excellent communication and writing skills are also required. A bachelor's degree is required. Fox News Channel is an EOE.*

* However, we do not like black people.

Fact Writer. I like that. Could they have come up with a less transparent euphemism?

Okay, so I made up the part about black people. But the rest is verbatim. Note that applicants not only "must have strong writing skills," but "excellent communication and writing skills are also required." Apparently FOX does not consider redundancy an important element of strong writing, and apparently FOX doesn’t consider redundancy an important element of strong writing.

Then again, if you’ve ever watched FOX News, you knew that already.