Many of us would
do or believe in anything the media tells us. According to O’Shaughnessy and
Stadler on page 214, “the objectives of culture jamming often include
consciousness raising (raising awareness of social and political issues) as
well as using the media to criticise the media and dominant culture”. Sometimes
these individuals (culture jammers) use some humour while reporting the issue,
thus I think it is legitimate to suggest that satirical news reporting is a
mainstream form of culture jamming. Adding a bit of comedy in news gives people
different perspectives on issues. People are attracted to humour and I think it
really makes us think about issues. Even though some people do not like
satirical news reporting such as The Daily Show and The Rick Mercer Report, it
starts debates. This makes people see other people’s point of views, and I
think it’s entertaining reading some people’s comments on the Youtube videos. On
page 214, it stated that culture jammers “try to denaturalise the media images
that we see everyday by making us notice and challenge their underlying message”.
Satirical news reporting is a different way to discuss issues and I think it is
a useful addition to the public sphere. It is very popular among youth/ young
adults because I see photos of The Daily Show on my Tumblr of them actually
talking about important issues. When I see these pictures, I do my research on
the issue. We are curious about what these culture jammers are talking about,
and also why they are talking about it. We want to know if the things they are discussing about could be true.
- - Jen
References:
O’Shaughnessy,
Michael, and Jane Stadler. Media and Society. 5th ed. Australia:
Oxford University Press, 2012. Print.
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