Note to TV Producers: Always Clear Porn from Your Browser Before Going On-Air

Note to TV producers: You might want to clear embarrassing material from your browser before allowing your smartphone or computer to appear in B-roll footage for a news segment.

A production staffer for Chicago’s WGN station has likely learned that hard lesson after the Internet picked up on his/her PornHub mobile browsing habit. One intrepid Reddit user spotted the bookmarked URL in the browser history of an iPhone used on-air during a segment on a new app for expungement:

WGN removed the video from its website, but you can view below:

As a former cable news producer whose hands have appeared in b-roll footage of keyboard typing, jail door slamming, Yellow Pages reading, and car window smashing, I can tell you with the utmost confidence: Shooting B-roll can be a fun experience. Having your grandmother call you to tell you she recognized your dirty fingernails on the teevee tubes this evening is a sign you’ve made it in life.

Now imagine getting that call from your mother, instead asking about that big ol’ PornHub habit.

For more on the wonders of TV news B-roll, enjoy this:

[h/t Reddit via Gizmodo]

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