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Humor and Satire Festival
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- Which One Is "Fake" News?
- Humor and Satire Litfest
April 12, 2007
In the second event of the four-day Humor and Satire Festival, Joe Garden from the The Onion matched wits with Jim Rutenberg, political reporter for The New York Times. The event was moderated by John Harwood, columnist for The Wall Street Journal and Washington bureau chief, CNBC.
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Rose O'Neill Literary House Director Joshua Wolf Shenk demonstrates the power of The Onion's books to The New York Times' Jim Rutenberg, The Onion's Joe Garden, and CNBC's John Harwood.
Reception goers.
Literary House Humor and Satire Festival Student Assistants Grace Harter '10 and Karen Hye '10.
The correspondents provided thoughtful and amusing insights into the news industry.
Student writers Kim Last '07, Kelly Biringer '07, and Brandon Righi '07.
Joe Garden converses with attendee Tia Raimond-Jones.
Joe Garden of The Onion, dressed in resplendent olive and lavender, and Brandon Righi '07 share a toast.
Students, faculty, staff, and community members look on as Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times and Joe Garden of The Onion answer questions.
These students are asking, "Which One is 'Fake' News?"
Pat Oleszko, slated for the Saturday performance in Martha Washington Square, enjoys the reception with Associate Professor of Political Science Melissa Deckman.
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