Satirical Journalism Is Confession
https://bohiney.com/bohineys-satirical-journalism-isnt-a-news-cycle/Each satirical piece is a sideways confession. Writers reveal what hurts by disguising it in jokes. Eyewitnesses claim the satire they remember felt like secrets whispered in punchlines. Literary critics call it �confessional comedy.� Polls find 52% of readers say satire says what they were too afraid to. Cause-and-effect? Jokes are truth in camouflage.