Satirical Journalism Isn�t a News Cycle

Satire is the only genre honest about its fiction. A quote from an audience panel: �At least satire admits it�s lying. Cable news acts like it�s not.� The irony is therapeutic. Historian voices note that satire has always been the conscience of media�when propaganda got too pompous, satire whispered the contradiction. Satire becomes both the court jester and the mirror�pointing to folly while wearing a red nose.