At 12:32 today the Associated Press attempted an act of social alchemy : they tried to make Paris Hilton gossip go away. Seriously.
This item ran over the AP broadcast wire to radio and tv stations:
Stations: KILL the following cuts fed on the 12:32 P.M.
11-13-07-take 1 network feed:
Cut 233, 234 and 235
A publicist for Paris Hilton says Hilton never made any comments
about helping drunken elephants in India.
A kill is mandatory. Make certain this material is not aired.
A sub will not be filed.
AP Broadcast News Center
Way to go AP; keeping those mainstream media clients in line!
Meanwhile, over in the Blogosphere Technorati reports 1,976 blog posts on "Paris Hilton" AND "Elephant."
So either its a bogus rumor, or its goofy, true and real... in which case the news is more about silly publicists and the power they yield. As in, "Kill the following: A publicist for Paris Hilton says Hilton never made any comments about helping drunken elephants in India."
Remember the old saw about you cant make this stuff up?