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.