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Moral Judgment and Social Critique in Journalistic News Satire
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3015-7423
2023 (English)In: Journalism and Media, E-ISSN 2673-5172, Vol. 4, no 4, p. 1169-1181Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Journalistic news satire is a satire subgenre that is gaining legitimacy in academic research as well as in the journalistic field as an opinion news format and arena for public debate. News satirists claim journalistic roles and operate under the mandate of exposing moral wrongs and auditing power. The development of a more substantial news satire coincides with an observed repoliticization of humor and comedy and intensified moral negotiation around comedic content, particularly on social media. Based on the Moral Foundation Theory, this study identifies moral judgments in journalistic news satire, using a content analysis of TV news satire material from Sweden and the U.S. The results show an overwhelming majority of moral judgments related to the individualizing foundations of Harm and Fairness, while the binding foundations of Ingroup, Authority, and Purity were less frequent. In addition, the results show strong similarities between the two countries in the material, indicating moral common ground and displaying how moral judgment is connected to the inherent nature of satire in general and the genre conventions of journalistic news satire in particular.

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MDPI AG , 2023. Vol. 4, no 4, p. 1169-1181
Keywords [en]
moral judgment, news satire, Moral Foundation Theory, social critique, satirical journalism, MFT, Last Week Tonight, Sweden
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Media and Communications Media Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-50027DOI: 10.3390/journalmedia4040074ISI: 001131005600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85180710578OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-50027DiVA, id: diva2:1817075
Available from: 2023-12-05 Created: 2023-12-05 Last updated: 2024-01-15Bibliographically approved

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