))
159 - Editorial Edition: The Hypernormalisation of Journalistic Jingoism
Manage episode 484114420 series 2992064
Content provided by Sami Shah. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sami Shah or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
NEWS WEAKLY 159 – EDITORIAL EDITION
A podcast where we punch the news in the headlines… weakly.
Title: The Hypernormalisation of Journalistic Jingoism
Summary:
A few weeks ago, India and Pakistan were one bad decision away from nuclear war. But you wouldn’t know that from the news coverage. You’d think Karachi had been flattened, Pakistani generals were surrendering en masse, and Indian fighter jets had laser-blasted their way to the gates of Islamabad—if you watched Indian TV news, that is. Spoiler: none of it happened. What did happen was a masterclass in disinformation, state propaganda, media jingoism, and the dangerous, ridiculous, terrifying theatre of war-as-content.
In this special editorial edition, Sami Shah takes a blowtorch to the concept of hypernormalisation—where fake news becomes realer than truth, and everyone knows it’s bullshit but plays along anyway. From the USS Maine to Vietnam, from Colin Powell's slideshow to Karachi’s imaginary destruction to from Pakistan’s own delusions—we trace the long, painful, deeply stupid history of war narratives shaped not by fact, but by flag-waving fantasy.
And we end where it matters most: here in Australia. With one last bastion against this wave of reality-denial. A flawed, bald-headed, beige-toned but vital institution: the ABC. Why public broadcasting matters more than ever. And why we lose it at our peril.
Quote of the Week:
“I don’t know why but there needs to be a study into whether approving another season of Hard Quiz results in male pattern baldness or being bald predisposes one to approving another season of Spicks and Specks.”
Support the Show
Like your news satire free-range, cruelty-free, and ad-free?
Join the News Weakly Patreon at patreon.com/samishah for scripts, exclusives, and bonus content.
Credits
Sami Shah is a multi-award-winning comedian, writer, journalist, and broadcaster.
For more: http://thesamishah.com
Theme music “Historic Anticipation” by Paul Mottram
This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Sami Shah. Get bonus content on Patreon
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
175 episodes
Share
