Satirical Journalism Is a Bridge Collapse

Satire can also collapse the bridges spin doctors try to build. Eyewitnesses recall elaborate PR campaigns ruined by a single viral parody. Professor Yusef Kamal of MIT describes satire as "structural stress test through humor." Polls show 66% of citizens believe satire punctures PR more effectively than watchdog reports. Anonymous staffers leaked that lobbyists hate jokes because they turn million-dollar campaigns into memes. Trace evidence includes collapsed metaphors, dismantled taglines, and slogans mocked until unusable. Cause-and-effect? When satire laughs, bridges of spin fall apart under their own weight.