Joey Skaggs
Joey Skaggs
Joey Skaggsis an American prankster who has organized numerous successful media pranks, hoaxes, and other presentations. Skaggs is one of the originators of the phenomenon known as culture jamming. Skaggs has used Kim Yung Soo, Joe Bones, Joseph Bonuso, Giuseppe Scaggioli, Dr. Joseph Gregor, and the Rev. Anthony Joseph as aliases...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
CountryUnited States of America
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So the fact that the media all jump on a story in a similar fashion is not surprising. The opposite, when a voice cuts through to say something different or original, is surprising.
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Other times you can use a calendar to predict the kinds of stories the media is looking for.
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If government and big business could access the media to get their messages out, I figured I could too.
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How the media interpreted (they got it wrong), editorialized (they condescended) and criticized (they attacked) these performances inspired me to actually use the media more directly, to make my point.
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The media became not just a vehicle to get attention about an event, but a medium in itself, to be shaped and molded and instilled with my social-political agenda.
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But I learned first-hand how the news media operates by watching how they interpreted, changed, and misrepresented my intentions.
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The media is not just the message. The media is a massage. We're constantly being stroked, manipulated, adjusted, realigned, and manoeuvered.
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I created hoaxes. I confronted and challenged the majority opinion. I attacked, humiliated, and criticized the voice of the corporate mainstream media.
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The media's job is to question a premise.
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Satire and believability are irresistible to the news media.
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Technology and consciousness are evolutionary and co-dependant. Change is inevitable. Where it leads will always be a great curiosity.
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You go to school. You stay out of trouble. You get a job. You get married. You have a family. You pay taxes. You pray to the right god. You get old (if you're lucky). And you die.
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I was primarily a painter, although I was classically trained in a wide spectrum of mediums.
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When something seemingly adverse happens, I use it as an opportunity. Controversies help to distract reporters from questioning the original premise.