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  • August 2007
    • Scribe Says Bye to Cool Tabloid

      Scribe Says Bye to Cool Tabloid

      Gone is the tabloid that claimed "February Sues for More Days" and "Hide-and-Seek Player Found After 34 Years," but what becomes of its writers? At least one is still missing his calling as an inventor of comedy-news. In Salon , Stan Sinberg recalls how he conceived tall tales for the Weekly World News for 3 years, a calling he considered higher than writing for the Enquirer or penning celebrity gossip. More »

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      newspaper   news   tabloids   writer   Weekly World News

    • Alert the Aliens: Weekly World News Dead at 28

      Alert the Aliens: Weekly World News Dead at 28

      For 28 years, it was the “world’s most reliable newspaper,” replete with stories of Elvis sightings, alien babies, and dwarf-eating dieters. But the Weekly World News is no more. The black-and-white publication, known for its loose headlines and even looser facts, will publish its final print edition later this month, parent company American Media says. More »

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      media   newspaper   tabloids   National Enquirer   American media   fake news   UFO sightings   print industry   Weekly World News

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