Drew Curtis farks the media in his new book

David Johnson June 5th, 2007

Instead of the old “which did you like better, the book or the movie” line, Farkers can now ask about the book or the Web site. Drew Curtis, creator and host of the iconic mediabashing site Fark.com has written a book called It’s Not News, It’s Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News. Not curiously, I haven’t bumped into any reviews in the mainstream, but Slashdot has something on it. If you are in NYC tonight (Tuesday), Drew is doing a book signing and there is a Fark meetup afterwards. My copy is on order, but if you’ve read it or seen a review, please drop a note in the comments.

And on a personal note to Cory and Saf: Since we were already dugg, why not try for the trifecta and get slashdotted and farked?

Safran notes: We’ve been Farked! (Talk about link love!) And the sheer volume of people who continue to blame Terry on the CompUSA debacle astounds me.

Cory adds: I just finished reading Drew’s book. It utilizes some of Fark’s craziest stories as examples of how the news media doesn’t always, well, cover the news. As CNN producer Chez Pazienza explains on the back cover, “I find it hilarious and sadly disturbing that I’ve spent fifteen years of my life in a goddammed newsroom, and yet Drew Curtis has learned enough about what we do — because are methods are so transparent and simplistic — that he can write a book about media trends and pretty much nail it.”