CPCF 1F25- Blog Response 4

For this response we were to take a look at our classmates blogs and see what they had to say in regards to satirical news shows and whether or not they can be viewed as a legitimate source of culture jamming or not. Upon reading what my classmates had to say it in regards to satirical news shows being a source of culture jamming, I could see that many of them had agreed that shows such as “The Daily Show” or “The Colbert Report” were legitimate sources of culture jamming. Some even agreed with my opinion on them using sarcasm as a means of conveying their message without being serious, one student even stated “I liken it to a more professional and adult way of being sarcastic in order to make a point: the message is there!”(http://veronicatmeow.blogspot.ca/) I feel this is very important because some people don’t think that these shows are trying to accomplish something but in reality they do have a message they’re trying to convey it’s just masked by the sarcasm that they use when addressing the issue.

There were also fellow classmates who believed that these news shows could also be considered as legitimate news sources as well and not just a means of entertainment. One classmate even states “Programs like these make the news interesting while not always true they get us hooked and when something happens in the world we look to these shows to cut the tension. They are useful to the public because it provides information in a comical way.” (http://weskewley.blogspot.ca/) I can agree with this statement here, while not everything that is shown on these ‘news’ shows is true when it comes to political news they definitely have the right idea by providing the important information while also making it seem a lot less serious and much easier to get handle on as opposed to traditional news pieces.

It was nice to see the many opinions my classmates had about the whether or not these shows could be considered mainstream sources of culture jamming or not, or whether or not these shows could even be considered as a legitimate sources of news.  One-student sums it up pretty well I find and he goes to say, “Despite how silly they can be sometimes, that silliness is derived from truth. I would argue that they can be quite effective in challenging our perceptions and even the current state of the world.” (http://mikereidyes.blogspot.ca/) . I feel like this thought here is very true, these news shows can get you thinking and digging for more answers pushing you to go look for more information to further your knowledge on the topic in question.