Highlights the duplicitous
practices endemic within
current affairs television.
Duplicitous =
deceitful
Mimickery
Mimics sensationalist
subject matter presented in
current affairs programs.
Sensationalism = the presentation of stories in a
way that is intended to provoke public interest or
excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
Condemnation
Sitch says that current affairs programs are highly
manipulative and masquerade as news, really ratings
driven. Frontline is lighthearted condemnation.
The expression of very strong disapproval;
censure.
Parody
Parodies media integrity, ratings,
sensationalism and personalities.
e.g. Ray Martin,
Mike Munro.
Simulation
Personalities, issues,
medium itself.
Highlights
Banility and shallowness
of current affairs and
management teams.
Banality = not worthy, lightweight.
Imperceptible blending of real and
false exposes highly questionable
practices of media industry.
Realism
Comedy purposes- "anchor man" lampooned-
lacks character, ethics and intelligence.
Lampooned = deliberately
exaggerated to show something.
Paradox
Show uses this- a cynical interplay of sitcom, spoof and satire.
Verisimilitude
The appearance of being true or real is achieved through production
methods and the absence of fixed camera positions. Characters are
followed by the hand held camera (similar to Blair Witch Project) with
grainy footage. This gives a documentary-like fluidity which heightens
satire --> it looks like a real program.