Drew curtis, kentuckys internet golden boy founder of, still bleeds blue duke sucks is a common refrain, on the site and in his first book and hasnt let the success of fark go to his head. A hilarious expose on the media gone awry, from the creator of the wildly popular. Curtis, who tried his own hand at disruption as an independent candidate for governor of kentucky in 2015, will share thoughts from his. Drew curtis is very insightful, reading drews words on what. Drew exposes eight strangerthanfiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in. In the second of our sit down interviews with drew curtis, founder of and author of. Sf weekly recently met with curtis at an irish pub on columbus st.
Fark founder drew curtis flattens the fourth estate with. Drew curtis might be the future of journalism and hes never written a story in his life. Fark began in 1993 when curtis was in england, sending links back to his friends. Drew curtis is the founder and an administrator of, an internet news aggregator. In february, he was accused of screaming at and threatening to harm a school principal. This specialty imperial stout draws its huge flavor from wheat thats wil, natch, pecans and bourbon barrels two homages to drews home of kentucky and gregs lifelong quest for pushing the drew curtis wil wheaton greg koch stone farking wheaton w00tstout stone brewing. How mass media tries to pass off crap as news in may 2007. Included in the book is commentary by stephen king. Drew curtis bio, age, wife, married, family,net worth,fark.
An interview with farks drew curtis john hawkins right. So around 1999 i decided id go ahead and post them to a webpage instead. Across the country, we have seen regular citizens stepping up and challenging the. Drew curtis may run one of the funniest news aggregation sites around, but just because hes a joker, dont make the mistake of thinking he.
Fark is a community website created by drew curtis that allows members to comment on a daily batch of news articles and other items from various websites. Nprs all things considered profiled founder drew curtis today. He is a guest on wocms morning show the rude awakening show every tuesday. Drew curtis ive been reading news every morning since at least 1993. Every day fark receives 2,000 or so news submissions from its readership, from which we handpick the funny and weird notable news and notnews of the day. Instead, he started, a weird news aggregator so dominant, his links will crash your servers. How mass media tries to pass off crap as news drew curtis on. We have a theory that were about to see a huge change in how elections and politics work. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover drews connections.
How mass media tries to pass off crap as news a dropdead hysterically funny look at the goto stories mass media uses when theres not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. We also discuss the end of pennsylvanias sober hordes marauding in nearby states, and special guest brooke binkowski gives us an overview of covid conspiracy theories. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular photoshop contests.
The creation myth in curtis book explains that back in 1999 he was emailing to friends links to the various strange news stories that hed collected. Curtis wanted to do a straight media critique, and what we get is a series of fark. This declaration is only surprising because, just a few inches above, the intention of the website is revealed. Although the book has been out for a couple of years, a quick glance at the book store convinced me that there was no rush to read it and that i should just take it out of the library when i got around to it. Drew curtis founded after several beers one night in 1999. Independent candidates humor and candor has made governors race more bearable, but question if hes a practical choice. Its not news, its fark drew curtis may run one of the funniest news aggregation sites around, but just because hes a joker, dont make the mistake of thinking he doesnt really. Drew exposes eight strangerthanfiction media patterns that prove just how little reporting is going on in the world of reporters today. Because they would be reading down the page and the thing would refresh, and theyd lose track. Curtis registered in 1997 but did not begin posting links on the site until 1999. Drew curtis is the founder of, an internet news aggregator. During the segment, curtis shares some of the financial nutsandbolts behind fark the business. Farks drew curtis profiled on nprs all things considered.
How mass media tries to pass off crap as news is the first book by founder drew curtis. New submitter alcapwn writes fark founder drew curtis announced on friday that he will be running for governor of kentucky. Discover book depositorys huge selection of drew curtis books online. He is also working on a book with adam savage titled dont give guns to robots which is expected to be released in april 2018. Its not news, its fark is drew curtis s clever examination of the state of the media today and a hilarious look at the goto stories mass media uses when theres just not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. On fark, our comments pages are so long they couldnt read past five or six comments. I used to send out articles to all my friends in email, but over time i was afraid that theyd get annoyed with it. Drew curtis, founder of, has a book coming out on may 31st called its not news, its fark. Drew curtis is very insightful, reading drews words on what news is important vs. Drew curtis, who runs the notorious offbeat news website fark, has a new book out which was just released today. Drew has appeared on every major news outlet dozens of times each, and has done over 1,000 radio interviews to date. Contact the author lets hope he doesnt fark this up. In this, the first of a multipart series on social media explorer tv, the founder and grand poobah waxes poetic on fark, digg, alexa and more. Drew curtiswil wheatongreg koch stone farking wheaton.
Drew curtis runs in kentucky and owns 100% of the company. Its not news its fark by drew curtis, 9781592403660, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its not news, its fark examines all the news that was never fit for print in the first place, and promises to have you laughing along the way. The curator of, the legendary online community of news jokes and funny photoshops, he proudly proclaims this fact on homepage of his latest website. Media corporations worldwide continue to use fark as a resource to judge which stories are newsworthy. This brilliant request was granted and the resulting beer was swept off of store shelves at an astounding rate. It may not be, but its founder, drew curtis, has ideas on what will. Drew curtis is the founder and an administrator of fark. The interview includes colorful language, so dont jack up. Basically it pissed them off for the same reason pissed me off, i couldnt keep my place on the page. Farks drew curtis running for governor of kentucky slashdot. Ive been reading for years, so it was inevitable that i would make a point to read drew curtis book. Making money off of goofy news is a homegrown web site that features news of the weird from around the globe.
Its not news, its fark is drew curtiss clever examination of the state of the media today and a hilarious look at the goto stories mass media uses when theres just not enough hard news to fill a newspaper or a news broadcast. Curtis was the independent gubernatorial candidate for governor of kentucky in 2015 but lost to the republican nominee matt bevin. This declaration is only surprising because, just a few inches above, the. Have you ever noticed certain patterns in the news. Drew talks about the reasons for his sites longevity and an opportunity for journalists. Drew gives an update on the fark revenue situation tl. In the acknowledgments drew curtis thanks a friend who guided him to compromise with the publishers looking for a bestof fark book. I bought this book as a default action, also to see if i was referenced in it by happenstance. This year, koch was back in the brewhouse with wheaton and curtis, but tylers essence still found its way into the 2015 edition of drew curtiswil wheatongreg koch stone farking wheaton w00tstout. The site receives many story submissions per day and approximately 100 of them are publicly displayed on the site, spread out over the main page and tabs entertainment, sports, geek, politics and business. Jason falls is the founder of social media explorer and one of the most notable and outspoken voices in the social media marketing industry.
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