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Charlie Hebdo: High stakes when satire meets globalization

January 12, 2015 12:00 AM
These are dark days for those who want to believe that the pen is mightier than the sword.
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Political Blog: Satire Has Its Say in Politics

February 24, 2012 12:00 AM
Virginia lawmakers dropped a bill they were trying to pass because of criticism from two surprising places: The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live. The lawmakers were pushing a bill that would have mandated that women considering an abortion would have to have an ultrasound before the procedure. The bill was dropped, and has since been rewritten to change the procedure to one less invasive. But many people are shocked that the leading antagonists for such a bill were the satirical late night TV shows.
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The BunYion: BYU's fake news source

January 01, 1970 12:00 AM
About seven months ago two BYU students were volunteering at a soup kitchen discussing the news of the day when they agreed that the 'major' news stories were being largely ignored.
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