It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News (edit title)

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Liked It 1 of 1 members found this review helpful Rated 5 stars “I've been in the news business for 30+ years... what Curtis is saying is so true its not funny. If I hear a newsroom debate the germy keyboard story again, I'm going to scream. We have one TV station in Seattle that has a list of "emotion" words to use in every story... shocked, fearful,...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “This book is an inoculation against media b.s.!”

  Aaron Munro wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “A hilariously irreverent book. It pokes fun at stupid things the media does that we've all noticed but haven't given all that much thought to.
  
  The only drawback about this book is that the author often makes statements that he doesn't have facts to back up. The book would be even better if he did, but at any rate, at least he always warns the readers that these statements are just theories and ideas of his and might not be true. Therefore, it's not a big problem.
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  “Essential bathroom reading!”

  Andrew Currie wrote this review Sunday, June 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Excellent book, well written and should be required reading in highs schools across the country.”

  PCDoc54 wrote this review Saturday, March 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Borders and B&N both hide this book under comedy and it's not. This is the companion to the FARK.COM website and is an explanation for the death of mass media - and why mass media hasn't realized they're already dead. It's a fast read and an important social topic.”

  Chuck wrote this review Saturday, December 29 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I've been in the news business for 30+ years... what Curtis is saying is so true its not funny. If I hear a newsroom debate the germy keyboard story again, I'm going to scream. We have one TV station in Seattle that has a list of "emotion" words to use in every story... shocked, fearful, scared, amazed, etc. ”

  erynsmom wrote this review Wednesday, September 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No