New York Times Fake Paper

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New York Times Fake Paper

So, this is weird. While it’s super awesome that the New York Times spent the last 6 months dreaming up stories that would make a liberal swoon—and that they printed and distributed that fake NY Times paper yesterday—it doesn’t increase my faith in the media to tell me the truth. And even though I think that spreading positivity is good—even essential in these funny times—it’d be even better if they simply framed every story in their “real” newspaper from a hopeful point of view. I’m not saying we should ignore the bad and scary news, I’m just saying that it’s better for everyone to focus on hope rather than fear.

11/13/08 by josh kamler

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2 Responses to “New York Times Fake Paper”

wendy Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 8:51 am
That paper was made by the Yes Men.
Alex Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 10:32 am
My old photo teacher has been doing this for years… Looks like the Times ripped off the idea. Check him @ http://www.jordantate.com under projects / New York TImes - Breaking News.

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