Not local, but of interest to those interested in the "new" media ...
A number of news websites post links to stories on other sites. One is CNN. On their site at this writing (and for the second time this week) is the story, "Facebook founder sued|Facebook's creator is being sued for stealing the idea. What do you think?"
The link, clearly sourced, is to The Onion, which bills itself as "America's Finest News Source" but is a parody site. As this sort of semi-automated electronic gathering grows, I suspect we'll see more and more of this.
CNN has been running satire and humorous pieces from places like The Onion and The Borowitz Report for a while. It's not automation, it's just a sense of humor.