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Why it worked

The video likely went viral due to the unexpected and inappropriate behavior of a reporter in a serious courtroom setting, sparking public discussion and outrage.

Summary

Vanity Fair has dropped journalist Brittany Romano after a video surfaced of her smiling and winking at a courtroom camera during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. The magazine stated that Romano's actions violated their editorial standards and that they have also scrapped her planned essay about growing up with Clancy.

Structure

1Reporter winks at camera during trial
2Video of behavior goes viral
3Vanity Fair drops reporter
4Vanity Fair scraps planned essay

Product placement

FOX NEWS: it APPEARS as a watermark in the top right corner of the video. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. VANITY FAIR: it ACTS as the publisher of the journalist, Brittany Romano, and is mentioned as having dropped her and scrapped her essay. Removing it would change the context of the story being reported.

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FOX NEWS REPORTER WHO WINKED AT THE CAMERA DURING LINDSAY CLANCY TRIAL DROPPED BY VANITY FAIR Brittany Romano was removed after smiling and winking at a courtroom camera. Vanity Fair also scrapped her planned essay about growing up with Lindsay Clancy.

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Vanity Fair drops journalist Brittany Romano after video of her smiling, posing and winking at a courtroom camera during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial explodes across social media. The magazine says Romano was credentialed to write a personal essay about growing up with Clancy, but it is now cutting ties after what it calls "clear conflicts with our editorial standards and processes." Romano defended her behavior amid the backlash, saying she smiles through anxiety and has "nothing to apologize for."