Is Political Satire Possible On Twitter?” Humanities, Literature, Cultures, and Arts 2015 Global Conference September 24 in Washington, DC, USA. Angela Hart
Social Media & The Younger Viewer
What is Satire? The use of irony, wit, and or humor to draw attention to an issue or incident.
Twitter & Satire O With only 140 characters… O Is Subtext Possible? O Is Irony Possible? O Can the Content be Varied? O Are There Limitations?
Cancel Colbert O 18/who-s-attacking-me-now-----cancelcolbert 18/who-s-attacking-me-now-----cancelcolbert O #cancelcolbert
The Daily Show’s social media The headings I created included: O Mentions a Current Issue/News Worthy Event, O Expressly States a Claim O Indirectly States a Claim O Breaking News hashtag O #TDSBreakingNews O Politician Reference O Academic Scholar Referenced O Celebrity Referenced O Has a Religious Element O Humorous Punch line O Humorous Hashtag O Advertisement for The Daily Show
The Daily Show O The program’s Twitter account tries to maintain a balance of reporting on the news in a humorous manner, advertise the upcoming episode to be aired (program, interviews, and guests alike), and report on breaking news stories.
Context
My findings O 140 Characters is limiting. O Subtext can be difficult. O The person tweeting/the company tweeting matters. O Context! O Why is this tweeted? O Was this on the show itself?
Thank You. Does Anyone Have Any Questions?