Daily Californian spoof - Point Blank!

The masthead of Point Blank's fake issue of a local newspaper. Including a photo of said newspaper in the bin.

A fake "final issue" of the Daily Californian newspaper, produced by situationist group Point Blank in 1972.

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Point Blank!

NB: the text is just about readable but not great quality. Do get in touch if you can help us with a better version.

Attachments

PointBlank-DailyCalifornian.pdf (1.66 MB)

Point-Blank-instigators-exposed.pdf (1.3 MB)

Comments

I've added a PDF of a follow…

I've added a PDF of a follow up story from the actual Daily Californian in which Point Blank! members confront a journalist.

I have mixed feelings about doing this and wouldn't usually reprint stories from the bourgeois press about revolutionaries. This was from a long time ago and is quite funny though... comments welcome.

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