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It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News
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Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Humor & Entertainment, Substores
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Humor & Entertainment, Substores
Book Type: Hardcover
A fun read... that explores all the "news" that is not really news, but rather filler for a slow news day or an afternoon/weekend off for "news reporters" that really just cut-and-paste from "reliable sources" and "editors" that don't read and match the headlines to the actual facts of the story.
Explores FARK categories of: media fearmongering, unpaid ad placement, equal time for nutjobs, out of context celebrity quotes, seasonal articles, media fatigue, and media space fillers - and in the end offers a less than hopeful solution to the "crap that is passed off as news".
Explores FARK categories of: media fearmongering, unpaid ad placement, equal time for nutjobs, out of context celebrity quotes, seasonal articles, media fatigue, and media space fillers - and in the end offers a less than hopeful solution to the "crap that is passed off as news".