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This cute, little squirrel carrying a newspaper proves print isn’t dead

Meet journalism’s newest ally: newspaper squirrel.

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Tess Cagle

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Despite what a lot of people think, journalism is alive and well—and a cute little squirrel carrying a newspaper up a tree proves it.

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Journalist Andrew Peng shared the good news on Twitter on Saturday morning. Thankfully, he also provided evidence—like any good journalist—to show this wasn’t just #fakenews.

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Twitter didn’t miss a beat to ask Peng a few follow-up questions about newspaper squirrel. Did he pay for his paper? Or just hack through a paywall? Some cracked jokes while they were at it.

https://twitter.com/Tyee_Nuttall/status/962186684082343936

https://twitter.com/kevinharper/status/962360427127627776

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https://twitter.com/davidfirn/status/962336372840456198

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https://twitter.com/Ken_Kiyama1/status/962351937860526082

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https://twitter.com/EPUnum1776/status/962367972210700289

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Peng reminded the jokesters that if they enjoyed his quality content on Twitter, they should consider supporting local journalism as well.

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It’s no surprise that newspaper squirrel was enticed by the newspaper—after all, the news these days is pretty nuts.

 
The Daily Dot