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{{Short description|Photoshop contest website, founded 2002}}
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| language = [[English language|English]]
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| programming_language = [[Active Server Pages]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freakingnews.com/faq5.asp#11|title=FreakingNews FAQ: What is the site coded in? How long did it take to make?|last=Golunov|first=Vladislav|date=August 23, 2014|website=FreakingNews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528191750/http://freakingnews.com/faq5.asp#11|archive-date=May 28, 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=May 28, 2018|quote=This site is an ongoing project spanning through 11 years already. It is coded in ASP, and uses MS SQL database, totaling over 20,000 man-hours of coding work so far.}}</ref>
| programming_language = [[Active Server Pages]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freakingnews.com/faq5.asp#11|title=FreakingNews FAQ: What is the site coded in? How long did it take to make?|last=Golunov|first=Vladislav|date=August 23, 2014|website=FreakingNews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528191750/http://freakingnews.com/faq5.asp#11|archive-date=May 28, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=May 28, 2018|quote=This site is an ongoing project spanning through 11 years already. It is coded in ASP, and uses MS SQL database, totaling over 20,000 man-hours of coding work so far.}}</ref>
| creator = Vladislav Golunov
| creator = Vladislav Golunov
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=no|2002|8|2}}
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=no|2002|8|2}}
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'''FreakingNews''' is a news-oriented [[Photoshop contest]] website that came online August 2, 2002 and officially opened on October 23, 2003 as a sister site of [[Worth1000]]. This [[virtual community]] of 17,000+ [[digital artists]] and members features free daily Photoshop contests that are fueled by global news and events. Since its inception, FreakingNews has been featured on television shows, magazines and newspapers, including [[Comedy Central]], [[MTV]], [[Weekly World News]], [[Glenn Beck|Glenn Beck Show]], [[Stern (magazine)|Stern Magazine]], [[The Guardian]], [[Daily News (New York)|The Daily News]], [[The Dallas Morning News]], [[Los Angeles Times]], [[The Daily Mail]], and [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/07/08/celebs-with-ears-instead-of-eyes/|title=Celebs with Ears Instead of Eyes|publisher=Comedy Central| date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/09/20/is-britney-the-new-courtney/|title=Is Britney The New Courtney?|publisher=MTV|date=2007-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/6126/bat-boy-contest-winners/|title=Bat Boy Contest|publisher=Weekly World News| date=2009-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/30666/|title=Picture of the Day - September 16, 2009|publisher=Glenn Beck Show| date=2009-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/freakingnewscom-willkommen-in-der-horrorshow-598268.html?nv=sb|title=Willkommen in der Horrorshow|publisher=Stern| date=2007-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/may/30/antiviralmedicine|title=Antiviral medicine|publisher=The Guardian| date=2008-05-30 | location=London | first=Ian | last=Williams | accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/galleries/spitzer_photoshop_contest/spitzer_photoshop_contest.html|title=
'''FreakingNews''' was a news-oriented [[Photoshop contest]] website that came online August 2, 2002 and officially opened on October 23, 2003, as a sister site of [[Worth1000]]. The [[virtual community]] of 17,000+ [[digital artists]] and members featured free daily Photoshop contests that were fueled by global news and events. FreakingNews was featured on television shows, magazines and newspapers, including [[Comedy Central]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lesinski |first=Chris |date=8 July 2009 |title=Celebs with Ears Instead of Eyes |publisher=Comedy Central |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/07/08/celebs-with-ears-instead-of-eyes/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712005818/http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/07/08/celebs-with-ears-instead-of-eyes/ |archive-date=12 July 2009}}</ref> [[MTV]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 September 2007 |title=Is Britney The New Courtney? |publisher=[[MTV]] |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/09/20/is-britney-the-new-courtney/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011224715/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2007/09/20/is-britney-the-new-courtney/ |archive-date=11 October 2007}}</ref> [[Weekly World News]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vann |first=Tap |date=6 February 2009 |title=Bat Boy Contest |publisher=Weekly World News |url=http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/6126/bat-boy-contest-winners/}}</ref> [[Glenn Beck|Glenn Beck Show]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-09-16 |title=Picture of the Day - September 16, 2009 |publisher=Glenn Beck Show |url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/30666/}}</ref> [[Stern (magazine)|Stern Magazine]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pohler |first=Kathrin |date=20 September 2007 |title=Willkommen in der Horrorshow |language=de |trans-title=Welcome to the Horror Show |publisher=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] |url=http://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/freakingnewscom-willkommen-in-der-horrorshow-598268.html?nv=sb}}</ref> [[The Guardian]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Ian |date=2008-05-30 |title=Antiviral medicine |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/may/30/antiviralmedicine |access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref> [[Daily News (New York)|The Daily News]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-03-13 |title=Spitzer Photoshop contest |publisher=The Daily News |location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/galleries/spitzer_photoshop_contest/spitzer_photoshop_contest.html}}</ref> [[The Dallas Morning News]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-06-15 |title=What we like: Photoshop contest sites |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/breakroom/stories/061606brwhatwelike.8cd3485f.html}}</ref> and the [[Los Angeles Times]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Garrison |first=Jessica |date=2004-06-26 |title=Wigging Out Over Governor's 'Girlie Men' Remark |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-26-me-polcol26-story.html |access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref> The site closed in 2020.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Spitzer Photoshop contest|publisher=The Daily News| date=2008-03-13|location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/breakroom/stories/061606brwhatwelike.8cd3485f.html| title=What we like: Photoshop contest sites| publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=2006-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/26/local/me-polcol26|title=Wigging Out Over Governor's 'Girlie Men' Remark|publisher=Los Angeles Times| date=2004-06-26 | first=Jessica | last=Garrison | accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-480202/The-faced-celebrities.html|title=The two-faced celebrities|publisher=The Daily Mail|date=2009-09-06|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2484198/Celeb-heads-in-a-spin-Angelina-Jolie-Jennifer-Aniston-Eva-Mendes-turned-upside-down.html|title=Celeb heads in a spin|publisher=The Sun|date=2009-07-19|location=London|first=Dave|last=Masters}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Vladislav Golunov and Rich Taylor became online friends in 2001 when Golunov contacted Taylor after he had seen a photo-manipulated image<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/daschle.asp|title=Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance|publisher=Snopes.com| year=2001}}</ref> that Taylor had created under the pseudonym Internet screenname "Registered". Golunov had an existing website that posted humorous images with the visitor being able to leave comments or share the images via email. Taylor's news based parody<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/kerry2.asp|title=Does a photograph show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a speaker's platform at an anti-war rally?|publisher=Snopes.com| date=2004-03-01}}</ref> and satire images<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/daschle.asp|title=Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance|publisher=Snopes.com| year=2001}}</ref> have been circulated and often thought to be real<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/flagpatch.html|title=Soldier Wears "Doing The Work Of..." Patch on His Uniform?|publisher=BreakTheChain.org| date=2004-05-10}}</ref> by Internet users that had received them, primarily via email or posted in online forums. During one subsequent conversation, Taylor mentioned to Golunov that he wished there existed a community of Photoshoppers that would create, or "chop" images based on current news stories. Following this discussion, Golunov registered the domain and called the site "FreakingNews", as a mockery of "breaking news". Golunov bought the edited code for Photoshop contests from [[Worth1000]]—by then an already established [[Photoshop contest]] site. Apart from the custom code, [[Worth1000]] played a major role in launching FreakingNews by promoting it to its member artists.
Founder Vladislav Golunov and Rich Taylor became online friends in 2001 after Golunov contacted Taylor after he had seen a photo-manipulated image<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/daschle.asp|title=Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance|publisher=Snopes.com| year=2001}}</ref> that Taylor had created under the pseudonym Internet screenname "Registered". Golunov had an existing website that posted humorous images with the visitor being able to leave comments or share the images via email. Taylor's news based parody<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/kerry2.asp|title=Does a photograph show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a speaker's platform at an anti-war rally?|publisher=Snopes.com| date=2004-03-01}}</ref> and satire images<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/daschle.asp|title=Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance|publisher=Snopes.com| year=2001}}</ref> have been circulated and often thought to be real<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/flagpatch.html|title=Soldier Wears "Doing The Work Of..." Patch on His Uniform?|publisher=BreakTheChain.org| date=2004-05-10}}</ref> by Internet users that had received them, primarily via email or posted in online forums. During one subsequent conversation, Taylor mentioned to Golunov that he wished there existed a community of Photoshoppers that would create, or "chop" images based on current news stories. Following this discussion, Golunov registered the domain and called the site "FreakingNews", as a mockery of "breaking news". Golunov bought the edited code for Photoshop contests from [[Worth1000]]—by then an already established [[Photoshop contest]] site. Apart from the custom code, [[Worth1000]] played a major role in launching FreakingNews by promoting it to its member artists.


In April 2017, Golunov handed over the site to a new owner.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Introduction -FreakingNews forum thread|url=http://www.freakingnews.com/stories/thread5.asp?cid=5&eid=144889|publisher=freakingnews.com|accessdate=2017-08-20|date=23 April 2017}}</ref>
In April 2017, Golunov handed over the site to a new owner.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Introduction -FreakingNews forum thread|url=http://www.freakingnews.com/stories/thread5.asp?cid=5&eid=144889|publisher=freakingnews.com|access-date=2017-08-20|date=23 April 2017}}</ref>


== Google Jet hoax ==
== Google Jet hoax ==
On December 6, 2007, [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] showed the picture of the Google Jet Boeing 767, Page and Brin's personal plane,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315721,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208120525/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315721,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2007|title=The Greenest Hypocrites of 2007|publisher=Fox News| date=2007-12-06}}</ref> without realizing that the picture was a photo hoax created by a FreakingNews member for one of the Photoshop contests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-11-05 |title=Google Plane - Photoshop Contest Entry |publisher=FreakingNews |url=http://www.freakingnews.com/Google-plane-Pictures-17607.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113021848/http://www.freakingnews.com/Google-plane-Pictures-17607.asp |archive-date=13 November 2007}}</ref> Three months earlier, aviation news site Plane Nation, featured the same hoax image as a real photo in their article about the Google Jet Boeing 767.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-09-07 |title=Sneek peek at the Google Jet Boeing 767 |publisher=Plane Nation |url=http://www.planenation.com/2007/09/07/boeing/sneek-peek-at-the-google-jet-boeing-767.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026104756/http://www.planenation.com/2007/09/07/boeing/sneek-peek-at-the-google-jet-boeing-767.htm |archive-date=26 October 2007}}</ref> The Business Insider website also published this image on June 4, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blodget |first=Henry |date=4 June 2008 |title=Google Bribes NASA, Gets Use of Land and 767 Runway For 40 Years |publisher=[[Business Insider]] |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/6/google-secures-nasa-land-and-767-runway-for-40-years}}</ref>
On December 6, 2007, [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] showed the picture of the Google Jet Boeing 767, Page and Brin's personal plane,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315721,00.html|title=
The Greenest Hypocrites of 2007|publisher=Fox News| date=2007-12-06}}</ref> without realizing that the picture was a photo hoax created by a FreakingNews member for one of the Photoshop contests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freakingnews.com/Google-plane-Pictures-17607.asp|title=
Google Plane - Photoshop Contest Entry|publisher=FreakingNews| date=2005-11-05}}</ref> Three months earlier, aviation news site Plane Nation, featured the same hoax image as a real photo in their article about the Google Jet Boeing 767.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.planenation.com/2007/09/07/boeing/sneek-peek-at-the-google-jet-boeing-767.htm|title=
Sneek peek at the Google Jet Boeing 767|publisher=Plane Nation| date=2007-09-07}}</ref> The Business Insider website also published this image on June 4, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2008/6/google-secures-nasa-land-and-767-runway-for-40-years|title=
Google Bribes NASA, Gets Use of Land and 767 Runway For 40 Years|publisher=The Business Insider| date=2008-06-04}}</ref>


== Dora the Explorer mugshot controversy ==
== Dora the Explorer mugshot controversy ==
In May 2010 an edited image of [[Dora the Explorer (character)|Dora the Explorer]], depicting her in a [[Mug shot|mugshot]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-05-15 |title=Dora the Explorer Mugshot - Photoshop Contest Entry |publisher=FreakingNews |url=http://www.freakingnews.com//DORA-THE-EXPLORER-Pictures-75026.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102152949/http://www.freakingnews.com//DORA-THE-EXPLORER-Pictures-75026.asp |archive-date=2 January 2010}}</ref> created by FreakingNews member "AndWhat" (Debbie Groben) for a FreakingNews Photoshop contest, was featured in the newspapers, magazines, and TV programs<ref>See examples here:{{bulleted list|{{Cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba3VqzFb-Tc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506154350/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba3VqzFb-Tc |archive-date=2016-05-06 |url-status=bot: unknown |title=Dora The Illegal Immigrant? |publisher=News 5, WLWT-TV |date=2010-05-21 |access-date=2016-11-27 }}|{{Cite news|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=a1032c6a-d215-4eb3-894c-7f58738c827e|title=Dora the Explorer illegal immigrant?|publisher=Fox News|date=2010-05-24|access-date=2010-05-27|archive-date=2011-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715170237/http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=a1032c6a-d215-4eb3-894c-7f58738c827e|url-status=dead}}|{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dora-the-explorer-arrested-for-being-illegal-immigrant-in-mug-shot/|title=Dora the Explorer Arrested for Being Illegal Immigrant in Mug Shot|publisher=Fox News|date=2010-05-21}}|{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100523/COLUMNIST/5231042/-1/FRONTPAGE?Title=Lyons-An-atypical-adventure-for-Dora&tc=ar|title=An atypical adventure for Dora|publisher=Herald Tribune|date=2010-05-23|access-date=2010-05-27|archive-date=2012-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004043424/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100523/COLUMNIST/5231042/-1/FRONTPAGE?Title=Lyons-An-atypical-adventure-for-Dora&tc=ar|url-status=dead}}|{{Cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//100521/480/urn_publicid_ap_org8b93b76603854e42b723deb56335bcbc/|title=Immigration Reform Debate|publisher=Yahoo News|date=2010-05-21}}|{{Cite news|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/05/23/dora-the-explorer-gets-dragged-into-immigration-debate/|title=Dora the Explorer Gets Dragged Into Immigration Debate|publisher=Tima Magazine|date=2010-05-23}}|{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8698065.stm|title=Is Dora the Explorer an illegal immigrant?|work=BBC News|date=2010-05-21}}|{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/dora-explorer-labeled-illegal-immigrant/story?id=10711944|title=Is Dora The Explorer an Illegal Immigrant?|work=ABC News|date=2010-05-21}}|{{Cite news|url=http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-dora-the-explorer-an-illegal-immigrant/19486504|title=Dora the Explorer Caught Up in Immigration Debate|publisher=AOL News|date=2010-05-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524052336/http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-dora-the-explorer-an-illegal-immigrant/19486504|archive-date=2010-05-24}}|{{Cite news|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/politics/dora-the-explorer-immigration-debate-20100523-lgf|title=Dora The Explorer Immigration Debate|publisher=Fox News|date=2010-05-23}}}}</ref>
In May 2010 Dora the Explorer mugshot image,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freakingnews.com//DORA-THE-EXPLORER-Pictures-75026.asp|title=
Dora the Explorer Mugshot - Photoshop Contest Entry|publisher=FreakingNews| date=2010-05-15}}</ref> created by FreakingNews member AndWhat (Debbie Groben) for a FreakingNews Photoshop contest, was featured in the newspapers, magazines, and TV programs<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba3VqzFb-Tc|title=
Dora The Illegal Immigrant?|publisher=News 5, WLWT-TV| date=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=a1032c6a-d215-4eb3-894c-7f58738c827e|title=
Dora the Explorer illegal immigrant?|publisher=Fox News| date=2010-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/05/21/dora-explorer-arrested-illegal-immigrant-mug-shot/|title=
Dora the Explorer Arrested for Being Illegal Immigrant in Mug Shot|publisher=Fox News| date=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100523/COLUMNIST/5231042/-1/FRONTPAGE?Title=Lyons-An-atypical-adventure-for-Dora&tc=ar|title=
An atypical adventure for Dora|publisher=Herald Tribune| date=2010-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//100521/480/urn_publicid_ap_org8b93b76603854e42b723deb56335bcbc/|title=Immigration Reform Debate|publisher=Yahoo News| date=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/05/23/dora-the-explorer-gets-dragged-into-immigration-debate/|title=Dora the Explorer Gets Dragged Into Immigration Debate|publisher=Tima Magazine| date=2010-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8698065.stm|title=Is Dora the Explorer an illegal immigrant?|publisher=BBC News| date=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/dora-explorer-labeled-illegal-immigrant/story?id=10711944|title=Is Dora The Explorer an Illegal Immigrant?|publisher=ABC News| date=2010-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-dora-the-explorer-an-illegal-immigrant/19486504|title=Dora the Explorer Caught Up in Immigration Debate|publisher=AOL News|date=2010-05-21|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524052336/http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/is-dora-the-explorer-an-illegal-immigrant/19486504|archivedate=2010-05-24|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/politics/dora-the-explorer-immigration-debate-20100523-lgf|title=Dora The Explorer Immigration Debate|publisher=Fox News| date=2010-05-23}}</ref>
in light of the Arizona's Immigration Law debate. This mugshot image was used in the public rallies and was met with a lot of controversy, revealing some Americans' attitudes about race, immigrants and where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.
in light of the Arizona's Immigration Law debate. This mugshot image was used in the public rallies and was met with a lot of controversy, revealing some Americans' attitudes about race, immigrants and where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Fark.com]]
* [[Fark]]
* [[Image editing]]
* [[Image editing]]
* [[Photo manipulation]]
* [[Photo manipulation]]
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 17 November 2024

FreakingNews
Former official logo of FreakingNews with subtitle of "News Photoshop Contests"
Former official logo of FreakingNews
in October 2003
Type of site
Online community, Photoshop contest
Available inEnglish
Created byVladislav Golunov
URLwww.freakingnews.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedAugust 2, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-08-02)
Current statusOffline
Written inActive Server Pages[1]

FreakingNews was a news-oriented Photoshop contest website that came online August 2, 2002 and officially opened on October 23, 2003, as a sister site of Worth1000. The virtual community of 17,000+ digital artists and members featured free daily Photoshop contests that were fueled by global news and events. FreakingNews was featured on television shows, magazines and newspapers, including Comedy Central,[2] MTV,[3] Weekly World News,[4] Glenn Beck Show,[5] Stern Magazine,[6] The Guardian,[7] The Daily News,[8] The Dallas Morning News,[9] and the Los Angeles Times.[10] The site closed in 2020.[citation needed]

History

[edit]

Founder Vladislav Golunov and Rich Taylor became online friends in 2001 after Golunov contacted Taylor after he had seen a photo-manipulated image[11] that Taylor had created under the pseudonym Internet screenname "Registered". Golunov had an existing website that posted humorous images with the visitor being able to leave comments or share the images via email. Taylor's news based parody[12] and satire images[13] have been circulated and often thought to be real[14] by Internet users that had received them, primarily via email or posted in online forums. During one subsequent conversation, Taylor mentioned to Golunov that he wished there existed a community of Photoshoppers that would create, or "chop" images based on current news stories. Following this discussion, Golunov registered the domain and called the site "FreakingNews", as a mockery of "breaking news". Golunov bought the edited code for Photoshop contests from Worth1000—by then an already established Photoshop contest site. Apart from the custom code, Worth1000 played a major role in launching FreakingNews by promoting it to its member artists.

In April 2017, Golunov handed over the site to a new owner.[15]

Google Jet hoax

[edit]

On December 6, 2007, Fox News showed the picture of the Google Jet Boeing 767, Page and Brin's personal plane,[16] without realizing that the picture was a photo hoax created by a FreakingNews member for one of the Photoshop contests.[17] Three months earlier, aviation news site Plane Nation, featured the same hoax image as a real photo in their article about the Google Jet Boeing 767.[18] The Business Insider website also published this image on June 4, 2008.[19]

Dora the Explorer mugshot controversy

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In May 2010 an edited image of Dora the Explorer, depicting her in a mugshot[20] created by FreakingNews member "AndWhat" (Debbie Groben) for a FreakingNews Photoshop contest, was featured in the newspapers, magazines, and TV programs[21] in light of the Arizona's Immigration Law debate. This mugshot image was used in the public rallies and was met with a lot of controversy, revealing some Americans' attitudes about race, immigrants and where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.

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References

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  1. ^ Golunov, Vladislav (August 23, 2014). "FreakingNews FAQ: What is the site coded in? How long did it take to make?". FreakingNews. Archived from the original on May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018. This site is an ongoing project spanning through 11 years already. It is coded in ASP, and uses MS SQL database, totaling over 20,000 man-hours of coding work so far.
  2. ^ Lesinski, Chris (8 July 2009). "Celebs with Ears Instead of Eyes". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Is Britney The New Courtney?". MTV. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  4. ^ Vann, Tap (6 February 2009). "Bat Boy Contest". Weekly World News.
  5. ^ "Picture of the Day - September 16, 2009". Glenn Beck Show. 2009-09-16.
  6. ^ Pohler, Kathrin (20 September 2007). "Willkommen in der Horrorshow" [Welcome to the Horror Show] (in German). Stern.
  7. ^ Williams, Ian (2008-05-30). "Antiviral medicine". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  8. ^ "Spitzer Photoshop contest". New York: The Daily News. 2008-03-13.
  9. ^ "What we like: Photoshop contest sites". The Dallas Morning News. 2006-06-15.
  10. ^ Garrison, Jessica (2004-06-26). "Wigging Out Over Governor's 'Girlie Men' Remark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  11. ^ "Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance". Snopes.com. 2001.
  12. ^ "Does a photograph show Senator John Kerry and Jane Fonda sharing a speaker's platform at an anti-war rally?". Snopes.com. 2004-03-01.
  13. ^ "Tom Daschle Pledge of Allegiance". Snopes.com. 2001.
  14. ^ "Soldier Wears "Doing The Work Of..." Patch on His Uniform?". BreakTheChain.org. 2004-05-10.
  15. ^ "An Introduction -FreakingNews forum thread". freakingnews.com. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  16. ^ "The Greenest Hypocrites of 2007". Fox News. 2007-12-06. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007.
  17. ^ "Google Plane - Photoshop Contest Entry". FreakingNews. 2005-11-05. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007.
  18. ^ "Sneek peek at the Google Jet Boeing 767". Plane Nation. 2007-09-07. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007.
  19. ^ Blodget, Henry (4 June 2008). "Google Bribes NASA, Gets Use of Land and 767 Runway For 40 Years". Business Insider.
  20. ^ "Dora the Explorer Mugshot - Photoshop Contest Entry". FreakingNews. 2010-05-15. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
  21. ^ See examples here:
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