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It's not news, it's fark how mass media tries to pass off crap as news

A hilarious exposE 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 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 DrDrew 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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  • "A hilarious exposE 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 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 DrDrew 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."@en
  • "While comedy shows report funny fake news, Fark.com features funny real news. On slow news days, mainstream media still has to deliver. Fark founder Drew Curtis has noticed several distinct patterns used to turn non-news into the news you see each day. These include: fear-mongering in the absence of facts; the bogus press release, which states a new finding but fails to explain where the numbers came from; media fatigue, when the media exhaust every angle of an existing story rather than digging for something new; and the coverage given to such events as brides who don't want to get married, fake their own kidnapping, and escape cross-country. Such non-news should appear only once, if at all, in mainstream media. So why are we overexposed to such schlock from legitimate news outlets?--From publisher description."
  • "While comedy shows report funny fake news, Fark.com features funny real news. On slow news days, mainstream media still has to deliver. Fark founder Drew Curtis has noticed several distinct patterns used to turn non-news into the news you see each day. These include: fear-mongering in the absence of facts; the bogus press release, which states a new finding but fails to explain where the numbers came from; media fatigue, when the media exhaust every angle of an existing story rather than digging for something new; and the coverage given to such events as brides who don't want to get married, fake their own kidnapping, and escape cross-country. Such non-news should appear only once, if at all, in mainstream media. So why are we overexposed to such schlock from legitimate news outlets?--From publisher description."@en

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  • "It's not news, it's fark how mass media tries to pass off crap as news"@en
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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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