Journalism
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Six Flags Unveil ‘Swingometer’ Ride
The latest in a long line of terrifying constructions is a 50 metre long needle, moving according to the voter returns in each state. The British architect of the ride, Professor Sir John Curtsy, had been looking for a way to show an apathetic public the power of their vote – through the medium of […]
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Manhunt for the Elusive Email Baron Intensifies
Dateline, York. The hunt for the elusive email baron continues, a modern day UNABOMBER investigation. The fearsome baron? It has been less than five days since University of York students were plagued by the first round of incomprehensible, and frankly, fucking stupid, spam emails – but enough about the GDPR reminders. Currently, the Derwent football team […]
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York Vision Not the UK’s Most Awarded Student Newspaper (And Never Was)
An investigation (no, really) by The Lemon Press has found that acclaimed toilet paper substitute York Vision is in fact not the ‘UK’s most awarded student newspaper’. Despite having claimed as such since 2010, the truth is rather more complex. Following a search through the archives of the NUS, the Guardian, the Daily Mirror, the […]
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CAMPISS MEDIA SPECIAL: York Vision Pull Off Best Prank in History — and More Comment on Issue 264
Genius! York Vision have pranked the entire nation. Here’s what those absolute nutters did: La trahison du journalisme — or ‘The Treachery of Journalism’. (Dunnett/Magritte/York Vision, pen on paper, 2018) Stage 1. Deliberately create a dogshit edition with an ‘all new design’ that is neither a newspaper nor a magazine in aesthetics or content. Stage 2. Pay for, print, […]
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Opposed to Socialism, People Shocked to Find
The rising favourite for next leader of the Conservative Party, Jacob Rees-Mogg, was found not to be a socialist in groundbreaking revelations that have sent shockwaves through the country. Rees-Mogg, the Eton and Oxford educated son of a Tory peer and former editor of the Times, who had a career in banking before moving into […]
