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| comedy websites | |
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| criticism of journalism | |
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BACKGROUND The idea behind HumorFeed was to create a fair and equitable system that would enable members to effectively cross-link with one another's content. Each member is allowed to submit one headline per day; the headlines are randomly sorted when the feed is generated at midnight EST. This is to help ensure that all contributors receive equal exposure on the feed. In addition, HumorFeed is a selective organization, screening applicants via an anonymous Peer Review process designed to ensure that member sites are able to meet standards of talent and professionalism consistent with the existing members. Approximately half of all HumorFeed applicants reviewed are accepted. The feed is also moderated daily and screened for inappropriate ( NSFW ) material. At present it averages 10 to 12 headlines a day. FEATURES In addition to listing headlines in the actual RSS feed, HumorFeed promotes its members via features such as the "Soup of the Day" link (a daily link to interesting sites), a store where member publications are listed, and other features. It also produces "Check Please!" , an ezine which publishes serious articles on satire news and journalism. There is also a Blog run by HumorFeed members which tracks issues of interest to satire webmasters in the news, "The Bitter Cup" . ANNUAL SATIRE NEWS COMPETITION In January 2006 HumorFeed initiated an annual competition for its members using a panel of independent judges. The 2006 panel included a range of noted humorists and journalists including Andrew Marlatt of [SatireWire], John Markoff of the New York Times , Robert Zelnick of Boston University , Eric Weiner of National Public Radio , and Madeleine Begun Kane of [http://www.madkane.com/notable.html "Mad Kane's Humor & Satire"]. The winners of the first competition for best stories of 2005 were:
HISTORY HumorFeed was founded in 2003 by a group of around 20 websites, including BBspot and Broken Newz . Uncle Sharky , the webmaster for U.S. Press News , did most of the initial site design. He ran the site from 2003 until August 2005, when he appointed Watley Review webmaster E.F. Watley as the new HumorFeed webmaster. Sharky remains active as the HumorFeed business manager. On January 18, 2006 the Sacramento Bee included HumorFeed in a timeline of notable satire publications and shows ranging from the founding of Mad Magazine in 1952 to the debut of the Colbert Report . EXTERNAL LINKS
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