tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492229.post114057817852632207..comments2021-08-27T11:45:23.115-06:00Comments on Media Ethics: Into the pot, already boiling...: Trick or Truth!Nancy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05201440673240187754noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492229.post-1140711593318138722006-02-23T09:19:00.000-07:002006-02-23T09:19:00.000-07:00Perhaps, our education system needs to spend a lit...Perhaps, our education system needs to spend a little more time with students in the recognition and analysis of satire.Buffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129025063784682287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492229.post-1140671670600110332006-02-22T22:14:00.000-07:002006-02-22T22:14:00.000-07:00Yes, that was my point. I don't think that was qui...Yes, that was my point. I don't think that was quite enough for a lot of readers out there. Like I said in my post, maybe I'm just making myself look like an idiot here, but "Satire/The Borowitz Report" was not enough for me to realize that it was 100% fictitious. After reading the article I was convinced it was, but the heading I don't think is enough for some people out there.Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930966295306544232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492229.post-1140624194691973302006-02-22T09:03:00.000-07:002006-02-22T09:03:00.000-07:00"The satire article above is making fun of Preside..."The satire article above is making fun of President Bush outsourcing Port Secutiy, which is a real story..."<BR/><BR/>Yes. That's what cartoonists and satirists do -- poke fun at political happenings.<BR/><BR/>As for notifying the reader that this is satire, there's a label right at the top, preceding the headline. What I'm hearing in your post is that's not enough to clue the reader that this isn't a bonafide news story. Did I get that right?Nancy Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201440673240187754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20492229.post-1140614095145241572006-02-22T06:14:00.000-07:002006-02-22T06:14:00.000-07:00To my mind, the problem isn't that a few people wi...To my mind, the problem isn't that a few people will take political humor seriously, but that most people take politicians seriously.Moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800784950094043498noreply@blogger.com