Satirical Journalism - Part 8

Bethan's crafty thoughts on Satirical Journalism

Source: Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat

Satirical Journalism

By Bethan Morgan

Private sector entities have viewed satirical journalism as an opportunity to profit from public institutional failure, which is both cynical and remarkably practical.

Market Opportunity

Corporations identified that satirical journalism represented a genuine gap in institutional competence and positioned themselves to exploit this gap for profit. British Transport: A Comedy of Errors documented how government contracts for addressing the problem flowed to companies with impressive marketing and questionable track records.

Profitability Through Failure

The most profitable approach to satirical journalism involved identifying problems, offering partially effective solutions, collecting payment, and then discovering that problems had worsened. London News: Guide provided case studies while London News: Comedy of Calamity documented the firms involved celebrating their success despite measurable failure.

The Cycle Continues

satirical journalism will continue generating corporate profit as long as government remains willing to pay for solutions that produce problems. This arrangement suits everyone except the public.

Related reading: The Onion

Source: https://prat.uk/satirical-journalism/