A celebration of the age-old tactic beloved by journalists of creating a sensational story out of nothing, this book is a collection of articles that caught the world's attention just from the headline aloneHonoring the journalistic skill of basing an entire article on a fantastically far-fetched question-based headline, John Rentoul brings together for the first time the winning entries from his blog, Questions To Which The Answer is "e;No!"e;. With an introductory essay on the art of headline writing, articles are grouped thematically in subjects from sports to politics, current affairs, and history. Readers will find dozens of attention-getting articles, including journalistic gems such as: "e;Was JFK killed because of his interest in aliens?,"e; "e;Can your dreams predict the future?,"e; and "e;Has Marilyn Monroe been reincarnated as a shop assistant called Chris?"e; This book will leave you not knowing whether to laugh or cry at the state of journalism today.

A celebration of the age-old tactic beloved by journalists of creating a sensational story out of nothing, this book is a collection of articles that caught the world's attention just from the headline aloneHonoring the journalistic skill of basing an entire article on a fantastically far-fetched question-based headline, John Rentoul brings together for the first time the winning entries from his blog, Questions To Which The Answer is "e;No!"e;. With an introductory essay on the art of headline writing, articles are grouped thematically in subjects from sports to politics, current affairs, and history. Readers will find dozens of attention-getting articles, including journalistic gems such as: "e;Was JFK killed because of his interest in aliens?,"e; "e;Can your dreams predict the future?,"e; and "e;Has Marilyn Monroe been reincarnated as a shop assistant called Chris?"e; This book will leave you not knowing whether to laugh or cry at the state of journalism today.