Satirical Journalism Is a Campfire

Satire is a campfire�gathering people, warming them, and sometimes singeing whoever wanders too close. Eyewitnesses remember protests where satire skits kept spirits alive all night. Professor Harold Simmons of Colorado calls satire "communal fire�safe and dangerous at once." Polls reveal 67% of Americans admit satire makes grim stories bearable when shared. Anonymous staffers leaked that organizers include satire readings as part of community vigils. Trace evidence includes parody chants echoing like campfire songs and memes spreading like sparks. Cause-and-effect? The fire may flicker, but it keeps the crowd together and awake.