The Journalist

by G. L. Rockey, JD Shipton (Editor)

Overview

Taking FAKE NEWS to a higher level, with the U.S. in a state of increased terrorist threats, the Media Director for the President of the United States fabricates a gruesome fake video.

The purpose of the fake video is to create chaos so POTUS can establish martial law and begin a "new world order." Posing as a concerned citizen who videotaped a horrific murder/rape, the fake video is presented to a local Miami TV station's news director. The news director immediately begins televising the video as exclusive Breaking News. Zack Stearn, owner/editor of a small Miami weekly newspaper, watches the video, contacts the TV station to ask the source of the video. He is told it is from a "confidential source." The video is quickly picked up by national cable news and other television.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780228631408
Publisher:	BWL Publishing
Publication date:	09/05/2024
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

By way of Carnegie Mellon Drama Department, G. L. Rockey earned a B.A. from Michigan State University and pursued a career in the television industry. From Providence to Phoenix and cities in between, he produced and directed a variety of television programs and managed TV station programming. While program manager at KTSP-TV in Phoenix, he represented NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives) to Germany. He has a master’s degree from Cleveland State University and taught a course there.

Editorial Reviews

Originally written over twenty years ago, Rockey imagines the news media landscape in the year 2024. Reading it today is both a treat, and uncannily unsettling. The plot is at once original and completely believable, and the dialogue feels like a newsroom ought to feel.

Editor - JD Shipton