News, trust, and “truthiness”

This week our class was required to investigate our other classmate’s blog and see what the general impression is on satirical news reportage. After reading many of my classmate’s blogs, it has become apparent to me that satirical news reportage is equally as reliable as traditional new reportage.

            Classmate Kaitlin Sanderson (http://kaitlinsanderson.wordpress.com) shared a similar idea as that of mine in stating that satirical news provides a different perspective on important information. She states, “Though they are mocking and criticizing these events, they also can be very informative and don’t necessarily hide or sugar coat facts to their viewers.” Kaitlin is saying that satire news puts a different twist on getting information out there, but yet it is still giving the same important information. She believes that it equally important because it is just a different way of reporting the news. 

            Another classmate Lynden Boston (http://boston94.blogspot.ca/) also has the same impression I shared on how satire news gives comic relief to the public sphere. It is said that satirical new reporting, “used to just help release the tension that is building up with the audience”. Boston believes that this type of reportage is used to lighten the mood because sometimes traditional news can leave a heavy weight on someone’s shoulders. She also believes that satire news is a good way to get a different perspective of information.

            Further, when reading through classmate’s blogs I began to see that many students would rather watch satire news then traditional news because it keeps them entertained. Classmate Tori Gligic (http://torigligic.wordpress.com/) says “Personally, I would rather watch a satirical news reporting, which would give keep me updated on what I need to know around the world, yet still keep me laughing and intrigued”. This type of reporting I think is great for the public sphere, especially for much of the younger population who doesn’t enjoy watching the traditional news because they think it is boring. Satire news reporting for any age still gives the important information about the world that is needed to know, but it does it in a away where it keep the audience engaged and entertained. It can also make news more understandable to the viewer as it places a perspective that is relatable.

            To conclude, I think that many of my classmates would agree with me when I say that satirical news reporting is equally as reliable as traditional news reporting. It provides the same important information, while giving another perspective with comedy that keeps people entertained.