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Move Over, Jon Stewart: Experts Say the Funniest Fake News Online is from New Jersey

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:59:00 GMT

Software Developer Wins Second Annual HumorFeed Satire News Competition

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Jan. 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- You've seen the news recaps of 2006, the most important stories that gripped the nation's attention. But here's one you may have missed: "TIME Magazine Names Air 'Gas of the Year.'" This exclusive from the New Jersey-based humor website Confusion Road (www.confusionroad.com) was crowned the top satire news story of 2006 by an expert panel of journalists and humor writers in the second annual HumorFeed Satire News Awards (www.humorfeed.com).

"This year's winner represents satire at its finest," said National Public Radio correspondent Eric Weiner. "The 'report' pokes good-natured fun at the media itself, deflating Time magazine's much ballyhooed Person of the Year. It's timely, clever -- and just plain hilarious."

Confusion Road is the brainchild of Chris Patterson, a software developer from Edison, N.J. Patterson is a veteran HumorFeed member who has been publishing satire online in Confusion Road since 2002. He came in second in last year's Satire News Awards for his story "Terry Schiavo Dies; Congress Orders Feeding Tube Reinserted."

"I'm proud that my work was chosen by a lot of very funny people out of a field of great material," said Patterson. "I hope this award encourages more people to look beyond The Onion and The Daily Show, and discover these little-known gems of funny, smart, even thought-provoking satire."

"The 'TIME' piece had a good original theme and some insightful reactions," commented panelist Robert Zelnick, Chair of the Journalism Department at Boston University and an Emmy-award winning journalist. "But there were several strong articles this year."

Second place was awarded to G. Xavier Robillard of All Day Coffee for his story "Iraq Study Group Caught Cheating." Third place went to Brian Briggs of BBspot, for "Teen Using MySpace to Lure Bands to Los Angeles." The finalists included a variety of other strong entries, including stories from Cracked Magazine and last year's competition winner, BSNews.org.

"HumorFeed is fortunate to have so many talented writers contributing their work and their expertise to the community," said site administrator E.F. Watley. "As far as we're concerned, they're all winners."

The judging panel also included bestselling humor writer Andrew Marlatt, BBC comedy writer and creator of the legendary SatireWire.com humor site, and nationally syndicated columnist Madeline Kane of MadKane.com.

"Satirical news has become one of the primary ways a large segment of the population learns about current events," said Marlatt. "Nowhere is this more true than on the web, where satire news has become a cornerstone of the Internet experience. Stories like "Gas of the Year" are important because they shed light on the media's obsession with the superfluous."

"The 'TIME' article was an excellent idea, beautifully executed," added Kane. "It's a fine example of smart social commentary combined with laugh-out-loud humor."

About HumorFeed
HumorFeed, the internet's premier humor news aggregator, is a group of approximately sixty carefully selected websites from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Sweden. It lists daily news satire headlines submitted by its members. Admission is based on talent and involves a rigorous peer review process.

Each January, HumorFeed hosts the annual awards to select the best from over 3,500 headlines run during the previous year. Member sites voted the top ten stories for consideration by the external review panel.

The winning entries can be found at the following URLs:

"Time Names Air 'Gas of the Year'"
humorfeed.com/out/go.php?lid=14821.

"Iraq Study Group Caught Cheating"
humorfeed.com/out/go.php?lid=14778

"Teen Using MySpace to Lure Bands to Los Angeles"
humorfeed.com/out/go.php?lid=14381

Chris Patterson is available for radio or print interviews. For more information about the competition, visit www.humorfeed.com or call (951) 660-5164.

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CThings.com - Hailed as 'The CNN of Change' - Launches on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:04:00 GMT

Innovative website covers breakthrough news across all sectors

LOS ANGELES, CA (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CThings, Inc. (www.CThings.com), has today launched a one-of-a-kind website that aggregates news of the amazing things people are doing to transform thought, challenge convention, and re-shape the world.

"CThings covers the news that is changing the world, as opposed to the news that is keeping the world the same," said site editor Paul Horne. "It also desegregates the breakthroughs, so they can live together -- environmental innovation next to tech developments next to new hope for ending AIDS and poverty. We chose to launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day because he exemplified the kind of heroism and unorthodoxy we intend to showcase."

The site features stories that have been historically overlooked by mainstream news or relegated to specialty sites and pulls them all together into one, easy-to-read webpage for what Horne calls "the responsible global citizen."

The tagline "Change the world news" has a double-meaning. "We feature the news that is changing the world, but the site is also a call to action -- let's raise our expectations of the press and change what we consider news," said Horne.

"There's more going on in the world than Angelina Jolie and the soap opera of a few political celebrities in Washington," added Horne. "But you wouldn't know that from reading the mainstream news. People are doing transformative stuff in the world that should give us hope."

A sampling of this week's headlines:

* Chileans Elect Their First Woman President

* Bold Plan to Immunize Every American Against Bird Flu... In Only 4 Weeks

* Chad and Sudan Express Willingness to Talk

* Trauma Pill Could Make Memories Less Painful

* Dogs As Effective As Medical Screening for Cancer

* Algae Could Transform World's Energy Needs and Cut Global Warming

* TV Show Brings Conflict Resolution to Nigeria

* Breakthrough in Space Propulsion Could Mean Travel Outside the Solar Systems

* In India, Fair Trade is Transforming the Lives of Millions

Early site visitors have already referred to CThings as "the NY Times of Transformation" and "the CNN of Change" -- a nod to the site's mainstream look and feel. In addition to news updated throughout each day, CThings features profiles of people who are positively impacting the world, and a daily blog featuring innovative products, websites, and initiatives -- many of which have been submitted by site visitors.

"CThings is a welcome addition to our daily news sources," Horne said. "Not only for people who want to start their day off with an empowering look at the world, but also for the journalists and editors who are looking for more important stories to cover. People are doing the most amazing things."

About CThings, Inc.

CThings, Inc. was founded in 2006 as an empowering alternative to the mainstream press.

Humorous English Mistakes Website Releases Top Ten Funniest Bush Blunders of all Time

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:31:00 GMT

DENVER, CO (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- InnocentEnglish.com, a website dedicated to collecting humorous English mistakes from around the world, is kicking off its new "Weekly Top Ten List" feature by releasing "The Top Ten Funniest Bush Blunders of All Time (so far...)."

"Every President has strengths and weaknesses, and eloquent oratory isn't often considered to be one of the strengths of President George W. Bush" said Bryant Oden, creator of InnocentEnglish.com. "So, the challenge in this case was narrowing the list down to ten. Fortunately, some of the ones that didn't make this list will have a chance to appear in a few weeks, in the Top Ten Bushisms of 2005."

The list follows:

The Top Ten Funniest Bush Blunders of All Time:

1. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." --Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001

2. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB--GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." --Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

3. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

4. "There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons." --South Bend, Indiana, Sept. 5, 2002.

5. "There's an old...saying in Tennessee...I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says Fool me once...(3 second pause)... Shame on...(4 second pause)...Shame on you....(6 second pause)...Fool me...Can't get fooled again." --Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 17, 2002.

6. "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." --Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

7. "The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the ---- the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice." --Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2003.

8 "I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend." --on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005

9. "Wow! Brazil is big." after being shown a map of Brazil by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2005

10. A tie between:
"Rarely is the question asked, 'Is our children learning'?"
--Florence, S.C. Jan 11 2000
"The illiteracy level of our children are appalling." --Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 20004

Future weekly top ten lists include "The Top Ten Bushisms of 2005", "The Top Ten Funniest Movie Captions", "The Top Ten Funniest Love Song Translations" and "The Top Ten Funniest Courtroom Bloopers."

Oden has been collecting humorous English mistakes for several years. "I think it all started when I went on a college work trip to an orphanage in Mexico. When we arrived, I enthusiastically greeted each of the children with 'Buenos Dios! Buenos Dios!' After some puzzled looks and a lot of laughter, a friend explained that I wasn't saying 'Good day.' I was running around shouting 'Good God! Good God!' The laughter of that moment really broke the ice with the children, and I guess it left a strong impression on me. Since then, I've had an appreciation for the way innocent language mistakes can help to spread a little laughter. Although, I have to admit, in the case of this particular top ten list, it's hard to know whether to laugh or cry."

Oden, from Colorado, currently attends the University of Alberta, where he is completing a Masters degree in Education. He recently compiled the pocket--sized humor book, "Never Lick a Gift Horse in the Mouth: And 400 Other Innocent Mistakes from New English Language Students." The book, published by Western Reflections Publishing, is available through amazon.com and through the website, www.Innocentenglish.com.

Canadian Researcher Carl Teichrib Appointed to Senior Fellow at World Research Library

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:45:00 GMT

SPOKANE, WA - Oct. 4 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- World Research Library (www.AugustReview.com) today announced the appointment of Carl Teichrib to the position of Senior Fellow. Teichrib, a Canadian citizen living in Manitoba, brings extensive expertise in world system research, having authored over 120 articles and papers with a focus on globalization.

"Carl brings a high level of credibility to WRL because he is a very determined and thorough analyst with years of experience," says Patrick Wood, director of World Research Library and editor of The August Review. "He also brings an important non-U.S. viewpoint to our research," says Wood. *(Photo Caption: Carl Teichrib)

As a Senior Fellow, Teichrib gains access to the research and resources held by World Research Library at its headquarters near Spokane, Washington. In addition, he will become an editorial contributor to The August Review, published by World Research Library.

"I am pleased to be associated with World Research Library and The August Review," says Teichrib, "because it brings together important research from a number of different experts into one central place."

World Research Library and The August Review develop and publish scholarly, critical analysis on economic, political and religious globalization and the global elite.

Patrick M. Wood is co-author of Trilaterals Over Washington, Volumes I and II, with the late Dr. Antony Sutton, a former political science and economics scholar at Stanford University.

For more information please visit: www.AugustReview.com or contact Cherie Mohr of World Research Library, (208) 712-0170

Best Selling Political Author Patrick Wood Launches 'The August Review,' a World Affairs Journal

Tue, 31 May 2005 11:15:00 GMT

SPOKANE, WA - May 31 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The August Corporation (www.AugustReview.com) today announced the launch of "The August Review," a world affairs journal edited by bestselling author and former SEC investment advisor Patrick M. Wood. "The August Review," an Internet-exclusive, subscription-only publication, focuses on the global elite in politics and business.

Photo Caption: Patrick M. Wood.

"The nucleus for this research juggernaut was created with great care and difficulty 25 years ago," said Patrick Wood, editor of "The August Review." "With the launch of 'The August Review,' we are recreating that exhaustive and admirable effort using professional sources now available on the Internet. Back then, we were the only scholastic critique of the elitist Trilateral Commission, and we intend to continue and expand on that position today."

The Review's premiere issue called "For Sale, The United States of America," compares the declining state of American finances to the rapid ascendancy of global corporations. Other articles include a feature on the outsourcing of U.S. jobs and an expose revealing who is really behind President Bush's Social Security privatization plan. Subscriptions to "The August Review" are available on the website for $9.95 per month.

Patrick M. Wood founded The August Corporation in 1975 and began publishing activities in 1978. Wood was the publisher of "The Trilateral Observer," which he co-edited with Professor Antony Sutton, formerly a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution for War, Peace and Revolution at Stanford University. Wood became the leading authority on the elitist Trilateral Commission in the 1970's and 1980's, and appeared on over 200 radio and TV shows including a 3 hour long debate on Larry King with then Executive Director of the Trilateral Commission, Charles Heck.

Patrick Wood and Professor Sutton co-authored two books, "Trilaterals Over Washington, Volume I," and "Trilaterals Over Washington, Volume II." Both books became instant bestsellers and were frequently used as textbooks in political science classes in colleges and universities nationwide. Both books are available in a full-text, online format to subscribers of "The August Review."

For more information please visit: www.AugustReview.com or contact Cherie Mohr of The August Corporation, (208) 712-0170, cmohr @ augustcorp.com.