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Posts Tagged ‘Satire’
Funny Journalism Video: Old Newspaper Loons
Posted in Journalism, New Media, tagged Journalism, Newspapers, Onion, Satire, Technology, YouTube on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Princetonian Honors Harry Potter in Recent Joke Issue (#harrypotter)
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged Education, Harry Potter, Journalism, Princeton, Satire on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In its annual joke issue published earlier this month, The Daily Princetonian became The Daily Prophet. The Princeton University student newspaper embraced Harry Potter in a spoof-tastic edition full of stories about muggles, magic, elves, and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
April Fools’ Edition of Student Newspaper Prompts Protest
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged April Fools, College Media, Journalism, Satire, Student Newspaper on April 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The annual burst of student press satire at the start of April stirred an uproar after all. A group of 70 to 100 students and faculty gathered on the University of Colorado, Denver campus recently to protest the April Fools’ issue of The Advocate, a student weekly. Protesters declared the satire in bad taste, citing [...]
April Fools’ File: Slideshow of Student Newspaper Satire
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Story Ideas, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Media, Satire, Student Newspaper on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Collegemediatopia recently observed April Fools’ Day with its normal celebration of satirical gusto. Below is a montage and links to a smattering of the funnier pieces popping up in student newspapers nationwide and one full-blown satirical publication (hat tips to WashPost Campus Overload and Chronicle of Higher Education). – – Links to individual pieces or [...]
Student Newspaper at Alberta Apologizes for “Racist Jokes”
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, College Newspaper, Journalism, Satire, Student Newspaper on March 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The editor in chief of The Gateway, the student newspaper at the University of Alberta, is apologizing for a satirical feature in the newspaper that included comments some readers found racially insensitive toward a pair of Indian students. – According to a Vancouver Sun report, the paper publishes an annual satire piece aimed at mocking [...]
Updated: Duke, North Carolina Rivalry: On the Court, Online, in Print
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Campus Newspaper, College Journalism, Journalism, New Media, Satire, Student Newspaper on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Huge thanks to Sara Gregory at the Daily Tar Heel for providing the following clarification on this post: – “I don’t think ESPN should have linked to dailytarhole.com when talking about what the Chronicle does rivalry-wise. The Daily Tar Hole Web site is different from the Daily Tar Hole spoof the Duke Chronicle does [...]
College Media Sex Scandals, Fall 2009
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College Media, Dakota Student, Satire, Sex Column, Student Journalism, Towerlight, Towson University, University of North Dakota on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is the fifth installment of a multi-post glimpse back at the highlights and lowlights of fall 2009 in collegemediatopia. – Sex Scandal Award: Towerlight, Towson University The Towerlight at Towson University was in serious flux last October because of Lux, the pseudonymous writer behind the sex column “The Bed Post.” The column divided the newspaper’s [...]
College Media Overblown Holocaust Award, Fall 2009
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged College Media, Harvard Crimson, Journalism, Reed College, Satire, Student Media, Student Newspaper on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is the fourth installment of a multi-post glimpse back at the highlights and lowlights of fall 2009 in collegemediatopia. – Overblown Holocaust Award: Harvard Crimson In what its editors called “a logistical failure not a philosophical one,” the Harvard Crimson ran a Holocaust denial ad in a single print edition early last semester. It was a production snafu [...]
Georgetown Heckler Under Fire for Satirical Article on Cross Burnings and the KKK
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, tagged College Media, Journalism, Satire, Student Journalism, Student Media on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2009 has become the year of satirical and racial controversy within Georgetown University’s student media. More than eight months ago, Georgetown students staged a sit-in protest criticizing perceived racial insensitivities within the April Fool’s edition of the Hoya campus newspaper. Now, a student humor magazine that attempted to poke fun at the Hoya incident is facing similar [...]
Holocaust Satire Article Prompts Apology; Purdue Students on “Hotseat”
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, New Media, Student Newspaper, tagged Facebook, Journalism, New Media, Purdue, Satire, Student Newspaper, Twitter on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been sitting on a scattered mix of news items. Some are current, some a bit dated. Before all become stale, here are a few: – An article joking about the start of a new U.S.-based Holocaust that ran last month in a satirical newspaper put out by Reed College students has spurred criticism [...]
Student Newspaper Spoof Advertisement Honors Killers, Causes Controversy
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, tagged College Journalism, College Media, Sanctuary, Satire, Spoof Advertisement, Student Journalism, Student Newspaper, University of Birmingham on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A spoof advertisement in The Sanctuary, a student newspaper heavy on the satire at the University of Birmingham in the UK, has caused a public stir and spurred a lawsuit, according to numerous reports. The full-page ad “honors” murderers by offering “designer china emblazoned with images” of the country’s most notorious killers. —– According to [...]
Student Journalist Spotlight: Georgia Perry, Indiana U.
Posted in College Media, Journalism, Journalist Spotlight, Student Newspaper, tagged Campus Journalism, Georgia Perry, Indiana University, Journalism, Satire, Student Journalism, Student Journalist Spotlight, The Robin on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Update: For those interested in checking out The Robin, Perry reports: “People can read some stories online at www.thebtownrobin.tumblr.com. Or if they want print copies they can inquire about that through thebtownrobin@gmail.com and we’ll send them over and just ask for a donation of whatever they want to give.” ———- Georgia Perry is making a [...]
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