The Polish newsflash was a hoax intended to drum up readership. A two-minute newsflash became an unscripted, one-hour special programme. In 2017, it was announced that Green was to direct Seth Rogen in "Newsflash". The use of a fake newsflash caused complaints to be made to the BBC. Widerquist chaired the organization until 2008 and edited its email "NewsFlash" until 2014. The EDEN Newsflash is a monthly news service delivered to EDEN Members via e-mail.