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Spoof sites – how useful are they?

Two instances of spoof activist websites have come to my attention recently (although there are no doubt thousands of them around). The first was created by The Yes Men – the activists behind numerous notable media stunts including impersonating the WTO – and the Rainforest Action Network in the USA. It is a spoof of [...]

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Upping the ante: Glenn Beck and the limits of satire

I’ve heard Glenn Beck described as the super Andrew Bolt. He’s an ultra conservative in the US, who has a show on the Fox Network devoted – it seems – almost entirely to attacking the Democrats and Obama. His particular tactic is to make controversial (racist, offensive, etc) statements in the form of a question [...]

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