Satirizing media consolidation and control
Who Controls the Narrative?
My latest piece for prat.UK tackles who should control British newspapers, a question that’s simultaneously urgent and eternal. Media ownership affects what stories get told, which scandals get exposed, which politicians face scrutiny.
Private Eye’s investigative journalism has revealed countless scandals the mainstream press ignored or buried. Their “Street of Shame” column exposes media industry hypocrisy with gleeful precision. This fearlessness comes from being privately owned and reader-supported rather than answerable to corporate advertisers.
Satire as Watchdog
The comedy world intersects with journalism in fascinating ways. Ian Hislop’s dual role as Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You panelist demonstrates how humor can smuggle serious critique past audience defenses. People absorb information better when they’re laughing.
My work for various outlets attempts similar smuggling operations. Writing about media control for bohiney.com and prat.UK means finding angles that entertain while informing. The best satire leaves readers laughing and thinking simultaneously.
SOURCE: The London Prat
Gina Mann