Growing Up And Moving

Out Of The Fourth

Estate Political Power and Humour

Bren Carruthers, Master of Journalism

The Estates of The Realm 1. The Clergy

2. Nobility / Monarchy / The Ruling Class

3. Commoners

4. Journalists

5. Citizen Journalists / Bloggers

The Estates of The Realm 1. The Clergy

2. Nobility / Monarchy / The Ruling Class

3. Commoners

4. Journalists

5. Citizen Journalists / Bloggers

Marni Cordell

Marni Cordell

Enter The News Satirist

Enter The News Satirist

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef

How Are News & Humour

Even Related?

“Journalism’s first obligation is

to tell the truth”

Kovach & Rosenstiel, 2001.

Humor is the sudden

awareness of an alternative

construction of a distressful

situation which dissipates (to

some degree) that distress. Boeree, 1998.

When Humour Becomes THE

Power

Jón Gnarr

Jimmy Morales

Where Do We Go From

Here?

Social Media Is Key

Social Media Is ing

Journalism

These are both exciting and

terrifying times for Journalism

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