The clips from CNN on the “wiki leak wars” and The Onion on teens turning to “shamanism” demonstrate the practices of gate-keeping and agenda setting; The Onion through a critical approach. The Onion clip appropriates many of the signifiers of the CNN story, and “real” news in general as a means of critiquing those sources; the general setting, the pretense of seriousness, and the baffled news anchor. The CNN story addresses a pertinent technology issue, but is focused on how it affects consumers during the holidays rather than its political effects, determining for its audience, through its chosen focus, what is important about the wiki leaks. The Onion mimics this misguided nature. Baym would call this “discursive integration,” the appropriation of certain signifiers in order to critically examine their source. However, it does not straddle the border between “real” and “fake” news to the extent The Daily Show does.
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