News Literacy: Satire/News Parody
Satire/News Parody
Satire is social commentary that uses humor or exaggeration. It often parodies news, like The Onion, or Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live. However, this is not written by journalists. It is written by comedians and entertainers.
Examples
Touting itself as America's Finest News Source, the Onion has been around since 1988.
Founded in 2016, The Babylon Bee is a conservative Christian satirical website.
Too Many People Think Satirical News is Real
In August of 2019 researchers from The Ohio State University published an article in The Conversation about research they did on how people think satire is real.