The Sarcastic Times
For Rachel Maddow and the other ironic anchors, absurdity is serious stuff
... what really makes the show special is how it embodies the rise of what I think of as sarcasm news. More and more news programs are likely to go absurdist in the coming months and years. As faith in and loyalty to traditional anchors wither, one can even hear ironic Maddowian intonations creeping into the delivery of CNN’s not-so-funny anchor Campbell Brown on her new show. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
I thought this was the most important point in the piece. It’s the one place where the author examines the value of sarcasm, absurdity and parody in news, and I wish she would have elaborated on it more.