The Truth
by Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs · first published 1995
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The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de Worde's upper-crust, newsletter turned Discworld's first paper of record.An ethical joulnalist, de Worde has a proclivity for investigating stories -- a nasty habit that soon creates powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating (well, what else would it be?) tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.But de Worde's got an inside line on the hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork'
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If you want something a little different, "The Truth" and "Going Postal" by Terry Pratchett both capture a sense of startupness.
on “Ask HN: Fictional books related to startups?” ↗In a classic case of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, I recently read "The Truth" by Terry Pratchett, which repeatedly makes reference to that phrase, and I am now noticing it everywhere, whereas previously I can't recall being aware of it at all.
on “Dead Stars Don’t Radiate” ↗…wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Truth
on “ParTcl – a micro Tcl implementation” ↗Your post reminds me of "The Truth" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truth_(novel)) by Terry Pratchett, in which the characters invent newspapers and deal with these issues. Hilarity ensues.
on “News is bad for you” ↗…together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions." He smiled. "It's the only way to make progress. That and, of course, moving with the times. Good day to you." -- "The Truth", by Terry Pratchett
on “Great technological minds don’t always think alike. Thank goodness” ↗…that a man bites a dog, because the world is not supposed to happen like that. In short, what people think they want is news, but what they really crave is olds - Lord Vetinari (Terry Pratchett - The Truth).
on “Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News” ↗…Vetinari. "My motives, as ever, are entirely transparent." > Hughnon reflected that 'entirely transparent' meant either that you could see right through them or that you couldn't see them at all. -- The Truth, by Terry Pratchett
on “U.S. health care's widespread overbilling problem” ↗Terry Pratchett wrote a book about newspappers that is even more relevant in current age of social media. It is called The Truth.
on “Terry Pratchett warns Bill Gates about fake news (1995)” ↗…William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir." Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Truth
on “EU Funding for Developer Tools for the Decentralized Web” ↗See Also, "The Truth"[1] by Terry Pratchett pp144 "'Yeah, King of the Golden River,' said the dwarf." Pratchett's character employs people to collect the "night water" - they get paid for collection, and the recycler gets…
on “The Peecyclers” ↗…‘Rumpus’ and ‘fracas’ are found only in certain newspapers (in much the same way that ‘beverages’ are found only in certain menus). They are never used in normal conversation." - Terry Pratchett, 'The Truth'
on “Write Like You Talk (2015)” ↗…pale finger, as if trying to remove something. 'Strange . . ,' he said. The imp hadn't imagined it, he knew. Imps had no imagination whatsoever. They didn't know how to lie. From Terry Pratchett's "The Truth"
on “Update to the “Samsung space zoom moon shots are fake”” ↗…when sheer common sense said that they should use the back, just like any other servant.* > * William' class understood that justice was like coal or potatoes. You ordered it when you needed it. -- The Truth by Terry Pratchett
on “A crypto mogul who bought Trump coins is getting a reprieve on fraud charges” ↗> users don't care From The Truth by Terry Pratchett, on a similar dilemma between pursuing the (journalistic) public-good versus satisfying the immediate desire of the average public: > "Are you saying people aren't interested in the…
on “A cryptography expert on how Web3 started, and how it’s going” ↗I'm re-reading The Truth, from Terry Pratchett, and Lord de Worde's definition of criminal is really fitting here: to him, a criminal is a poor person, belonging to the criminal social class. For the elite, justice is to be served…
on “French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence” ↗