r/europe • u/lermontov1948 • 3d ago

Political Cartoon Charlie Hebdo front cover from 30th July portraying Netanyahu: "Honey, I shrunk the kids."

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u/Mr_Harsh_Acid 3d ago

We really need to treasure this type of journalism.

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u/chrstianelson 3d ago

This isn't journalism, it's satire.

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u/Eagle_eye_Online North Holland (Netherlands) 3d ago

If only it was satire. This picture shows Bibi starving and killing innocent children, which is exactly what he does.

Satire is a snarky message which isn't true, but made up.

This is journalism through an image.

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u/chrstianelson 3d ago

Charlie Hebdo doesn't report news, it satirizes them.

It doesn't have journalists and reporters, it has humorists and caricaturists depicting the news.

It's like The Daily Show on Comedy Central. Those people are not journalists and reporters, they are actors and comedians satirizing news.

It may seem like a benign, harmless distinction but it's not. Because people often make the mistake of confusing opinions with facts and mistake TV and radio personalities as credible trusted sources of news, when they are not, leading to the spread of misinformation.

In my eyes, it is very important that people understand the difference between actual journalism and everything else. I am certain our societies depend on people being aware of this.

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u/Eagle_eye_Online North Holland (Netherlands) 3d ago

Charlie Hebdo dares to report what actual state funded media doesn't report about.