Bold Broadcast Brings Belly Bouncing
In
my previous blog, I expressed my support for satirical broadcasts and stated
that they are successful forms of culture jamming. After reading multiple of my classmates’
blogs, I believe that the students share my point of view. We all consider the comedic newscasts to be
useful to the public, as well as being a strong cause for culture jamming.
In
Brittany Shannon’s blog, she expresses her approval of the satirical news
saying that it gives us an assortment of opinion, which can be valuable in our
society (1). She also pronounces the
satirical news may bring more knowledge to the public sphere because these
shows present the humor of the situation, rather than only noticing the
negatives in news reports (1). I agree
with this standpoint. It seems like any
time I watch the news, another disaster is occurring in our culture. It’s important for people to see these
situations from another perspective. I
know that this will not cure the world from its diseases, but after all,
laughter is the best medicine.
Other
students encourage the confrontations presented through these newscasts. Brandon Lewis says that this style of shows
challenge the true news shows to improve, by accusing the media on particular
activities they do to raise their ratings (2).
I think that this push from other news sources allows for powerful
culture jamming, which is catching on with a younger audience. These shows have a youthful fan base, as seen
in this class’ blogs. Their broadcasts
are very powerful, which could result for in a dramatic change in our
country. Mike Reid alludes to this
theory when he suggests they can be successful in configuring our opinions, as
well as the modern state of our public sphere (3). The media undoubtedly impacts our views,
which is why these broadcasts attempt to appeal to young adults. The country will soon be run by my
generation, which is why the media tries to enter their beliefs in our mind, so
that their opinions are still living through us. Although the satirical may not have a
resilient presence in today’s society, our public sphere will soon by run by
those who were impacted by it.
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