Book description
John Rentoul has been running the Questions To Which The Answer Is
"No!" Awards for several years now. Celebrating the
journalistic skill of basing an entire article on a fantastically
far-fetched question-based headline (and only admitting that the
premise is extraordinarily unlikely in the final paragraph), his blog
attracts large numbers of followers keen to submit their own
favourites. Here for the first time Rentoul brings together the
winning entries over the years. With an introductory essay on the art
of headline writing, articles are grouped thematically in subjects
from sports to politics, current affairs and history. Featuring such
journalistic gems as: - Was JFK killed because of his interest in
aliens? - Can your dreams predict the future? - Is this penguin a
communist? - Has Marilyn Monroe been reincarnated as a shop assistant
called Chris? ... and many more, 'Questions To Which The Answer Is
"No!"' will leave you not knowing whether to laugh or cry at
the state of journalism today.
John Rentoul is chief political commentator for the 'Independent on
Sunday', and visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, where
he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer
for the 'Independent'. He is the author of 'The Banned List'.
