But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
I learned more complex ways to manipulate the manipulators, to bring attention to issues about which I felt passionate. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
The media is not just the message. The media is a massage. We're constantly being stroked, manipulated, adjusted, realigned, and manoeuvered. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice. — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional… — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
My challenge as a satirical artist is how to present ideas to people to enable them to question and reexamine their beliefs. My hope… — Joey Skaggs Copy Share Image
