Stop the Presses!Stop the Presses! Joseph Farah Joseph Farah is an Evangelical Christian American journalist of Lebanese/Syrian ancestry,[1] with over 29 years of experience, married to Elizabeth Farah and founder of WorldNetDaily (WND), for which he writes a daily commentary. WND WND Wind WND World Net Daily WND Waarnemend WND Wilson Disease Gene (genetic medicine) WND Will Not Disclose WND Waving Not Drowning WND Why Not Design (Citrus Heights, CA) Books c/o Midpoint mid·point n. 1. Mathematics The point of a line segment or curvilinear arc that divides it into two parts of the same length. 2. A position midway between two extremes. Trade Books 27 West 20th Street, Suite 1102, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011 9780979045103, $25.95 www.worldnetdaily.com Written by Joseph Farah, veteran journalist and founder of independent news website WorldNetDaily.com, Stop the Presses!: The Inside Story of the New Media Revolution is the story of the decline of print and mainstream media, and the rise of alternative media and "new media", as personified by such charismatic individuals as Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American conservative radio talk show host and political commentator. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he is a self-described conservative, who discusses politics and current events on his program, , Matt Drudge Matthew Nathan Drudge (born October 27, 1966) is an American Internet journalist and a talk radio host.[1] He is best known as the proprietor of the Drudge Report website, which attracted national attention when it was the first to break the news of the , and Ann Coulter, among many others. Stop the Presses! is very much the embodiment of Farah's personal point of view, and Farah vehemently expresses his opinions--from why he thinks Al Gore is "one coconut short of a pina colada" (one chapter tells how WorldNetDaily contributed to Gore's 2000 electoral defeat by running a story linking Al Gore to alleged corruptions and charges involving his elderly uncle) to why he loathes Google as immoral even as he uses it daily (he particularly blasts Google for bowing to the Chinese government's censorship demands). Running parallel to the personal invectives is a fascinating history of the rise of modern alternative media in general and WorldNetDaily.com in particular, as witnessed by an insider. Farah's overall message of the importance of a moral compass in journalism, as well as objectivity, is certain to resonate with the reader regardless of individual political leanings. Highly recommended for its up-close and personal examination of the rise of new media. |
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