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It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap as News

by Drew Curtis

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Now in paperback, the hilarious exposé on the media gone awry, from the creator of the wildly popular Fark.com

Have you ever noticed certain patterns in the news you see and read each day? Perhaps i‛s the blatant fear-mongering in the absence of facts on your local six ‛clock news “Tsunami could hit the Atlantic any day” Everybody panic!), or the seasonal articles that appear year after year “Roads will be crowded this holiday season” Thanks, AAA.) I‛s Not News, I‛s Fark is Drew Curti‛s clever examination of the state of the media today and a hilarious look at the go-to stories mass media uses when ther‛s just not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. Drew exposes eight stranger-than-fiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the world of reporters today. I‛s Not News, I‛s Fark examines all the“new” that was never fit for print in the first place, and promises to have you laughing along the way.

Synopsis:

Fark.com founder Curtis exposes the stranger-than-fiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the media world today. This witty wake-up call skewers all the news that was never fit for print in the first place.

Synopsis:

Now in paperback, the hilarious exposon the media gone awry, from the creator of the wildly popular Fark.com

Have you ever noticed certain patterns in the news you see and read each day? Perhaps it's the blatant fear-mongering in the absence of facts on your local six o'clock news ("Tsunami could hit the Atlantic any day!" Everybody panic!), or the seasonal articles that appear year after year ("Roads will be crowded this holiday season." Thanks, AAA.) It's Not News, It's Fark is Drew Curtis's clever examination of the state of the media today and a hilarious look at the go-to stories mass media uses when there's just not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. Drew exposes eight stranger-than-fiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the world of reporters today. It's Not News, It's Fark examines all the "news" that was never fit for print in the first place, and promises to have you laughing along the way.

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About the Author

Drew Curtis founded Fark.com after several beers one night in 1999. Today it averages 3.5 to 5 million visitors per month. Media corporations worldwide continue to use Fark as a resource to judge which stories are newsworthy. He has been featured in Time, The Washington Post, PC Magazine, Maxim, PHM, and Playboy; on hundreds of radio stations around the country; and was recently on the cover of Business 2.0 and named one of the“50 Most Important People on the We” by PC World.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781592403660
Subtitle:
How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News
Author:
Curtis, Drew
Publisher:
Gotham
Subject:
Form - Essays
Subject:
Topic - Business and Professional
Subject:
Media Studies
Subject:
Journalism
Subject:
Essays
Subject:
Mass media
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Mass media -- United States.
Subject:
Sociology-Media
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Publication Date:
20080529
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.01x5.35x.76 in. .54 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Synopsis" by , Fark.com founder Curtis exposes the stranger-than-fiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the media world today. This witty wake-up call skewers all the news that was never fit for print in the first place.
"Synopsis" by , Now in paperback, the hilarious exposon the media gone awry, from the creator of the wildly popular Fark.com

Have you ever noticed certain patterns in the news you see and read each day? Perhaps it's the blatant fear-mongering in the absence of facts on your local six o'clock news ("Tsunami could hit the Atlantic any day!" Everybody panic!), or the seasonal articles that appear year after year ("Roads will be crowded this holiday season." Thanks, AAA.) It's Not News, It's Fark is Drew Curtis's clever examination of the state of the media today and a hilarious look at the go-to stories mass media uses when there's just not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. Drew exposes eight stranger-than-fiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the world of reporters today. It's Not News, It's Fark examines all the "news" that was never fit for print in the first place, and promises to have you laughing along the way.
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