Satire is tricky. For it to be effective it must be subtle but if it becomes too subtle it begins to merge with the "straight news” news of which it is a parody. I wonder if there is an etymological connection between the word “parody” and “paradox”?
I like the Solar Panel article because I was initial “taken in” (that is assumed it was a real piece of right wing propaganda) but on a second reading all the funny little “tricks” that they identified/employed just made be bust a gut. The article also highlighted for me the necessary steps of due diligence that are required in our relatively new Internet information environment. It is so easy to uncritically digest things that accord with our own beliefs. Unfortunately, the stake for gullibility are quite high. I think that satire like the National Report, The Onion, and perhaps even Fox News (!?) may ultimately serve a valuable role in public education. John Balwit On May 26, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Roger Critchlow <r...@elf.org> wrote: > Clickbait, given the window dressing on the "National Report" website. It's > not being taken seriously except for its ability to drag eyes to the page and > feed them onto other pages designed to tax the credulous. > > So, not much in the news because it's out south of Cabo and unlikely to reach > shore, Amanda is the strongest May hurricane seen in the East Pacific since > we began watching with satellites. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ > > -- rec -- > > > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Nick Thompson <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> > wrote: > So Pamela; how did it get from FB to the Wyoming (Dick Cheney?) institute of > Physics Research. I still don’t get it? Too paranoid to be laughing, yet. > > > > N > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Pamela McCorduck > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:09 AM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Solar Panels Drain the Sun's Energy, Experts Say | > National Report > > > > A couple of scientists I know posted this on FB, never DREAMING anyone would > take it seriously. Guess what. > > > > > > On May 26, 2014, at 12:24 AM, Tom Johnson <t...@jtjohnson.com> wrote: > > > > > Oh boy. Are we in trouble now! > > http://nationalreport.net/solar-panels-drain-suns-energy-experts-say/ > > =================================== > Tom Johnson - Inst. for Analytic Journalism > Santa Fe, NM > t...@jtjohnson.com. 505-473-9646 > =================================== > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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