ALJAZAM Listening Post October 6, 2014
Them. The former report the news. The latter provide the edge. Satire has a way of cutting to the core of issues. Deflating egos, which is why leaders given to depock rahsy. In this electronic age there has been a shift. With news outlets, 24 hour channels, more sat irists turn attention to the news media, because like other institutions its another form of power that needs to be held to account. In this 3part special we look at the role that sat irists play in media, and the consequences that can have for the satirist, which, like the points they make can be serious indeed. They are the tradi...