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.