Fake News has become a pervasive
communication tool. The trend towards fake news, some call it a logical
extension of advertising, has been noticed by many of the great universities of
the United States. Many have been called but only a few know how to handle it.
Actually only one....
Only Myrmidon College has stepped forward to
teach the art of Writing Fake News. Myrmidon is an online school,
actually a single server in a Quonset hut between New Mexico and Arizona. The
college has created an entire major on the subject. Myrmidon states, "Learning
how to write fake news on a professional level takes more than a single
class." Not so easy as it looks-- fake news writing gets to be a whole lot
of fun once you get the hang of it.
The college catalog brags of a digital faculty from
across the United States-- movers and shakers that extends all the way to the
welcome mat of the White House.
Myrmidon has been lining up guest lecturers. They
include: Steve Bannon, Alex Jones, Syd Miller, the Texas Agriculture
commissioner, and General Mike T. Flynn, a recent Trump appointee. Myrmidon
reportedly considers Michael G. Flynn, General Flynn's son, for an
administrative post. The younger Flynn needs a job since he got fired for one
too many retweets of the fake Pizzagate story.
Myrmidon has dropped hints of inviting Kellyanne
Conway as a commencement speaker, except Myrmidon does not actually have a
graduation. Remember it's only a server in the middle of the desert. If any of
the celebrities appear it will only be via a computer screen, 'cause what is
modern life if not a of computer screen.
The catalog explains the challenge of Fake News
composition: You need 1) the imagination and flair of a Picasso and 2) a deep
grasp of the cultural zeitgeist, like maybe Erin Burnett.
Most of all... your story must surprise people
and reinforce their strongly held core beliefs-- all at the same time.
Pizzagate is a perfect
example. John Podesta looks a little nerdy; let's call it pervy. So that's it--
Guilty! And get Hillary Clinton in on the deal. She's our favorite demon,
always angling in a dark, secretive way and claims to love children so much. So
bring in a charge of child sex trafficking, just for giggles. You get the
picture? Think outside the box.
Maybe now you are ready to enroll in Writing
Fake News 101...? Sign up... online, of course.
(All of the above-- is fake, of course. )
