Robin Thicke’s summer pop hit is called “Blurred Lines,” and journalism critics say that’s exactly what they see in a music video parody that uses dancing T.V. news starlets to take a shot at Bob Filner, the San Diego mayor accused by 14 women of sexual harassment.
The video by U-T TV — the cable television affiliate of the newspaper once known as the Union-Tribune — has created a modest storm for its attempt to make light of the scandal threatening to drive Filner from office.
“Vapid and embarrassing,” pronounced the managing editor of the Voice of San Diego news site and a U-T competitor.
“The only thing a news organization has is its credibility in reporting the news,” said Dean Nelson, director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University. “This doesn’t help.”
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