It has come to Gossips' attention that some people may have been misled by an item published by Hudson Common Sense in its satirical feature "The Shallot"--"The Shallot" being "the small-town cousin" of The Onion. The article, which appeared soon after the Columbia County Democratic Committee's endorsement meeting last Thursday, announced:
Indeed.
ReplyDeletePearls were clutched.... Zoom meetings were called... interns pulled out of summer internships.
Somehow labeling a piece "SATIRE" at the top, throughout the piece, and in the footer, was not enough. This after a decade of The Onion.
The lead image had art work: 'Hudson Wail for Mayor", "Didi Barrett our Queen" and "Retired Lives Matter".
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It just shows that Hudson is so far out there that the most extreme and over the top satire felt real.
So we decided to color code for the kids in the back:
https://www.hudsoncommonsense.com/brandevolution
"Separating Church and State: Separating opinion and satire. New colors clearly distinguish our core editorial voice from Guest Op-Eds, ensuring community Guest Op-Ed contributors aren't mistaken for our Editorial Board, and satire is not mistaken for editorials."
Stay tuned for the British Racing Car Green "Special Reports"...
It didn't read as satire on the IG post at all. Don't we have enough "meme news" in Hudson? Do we really need more noise to add to the (dis)information chaos? Please make it stop. This is why Gossips has been the only trusted source for some.
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"We are not astro-turf country" the Supervisor clarified, adjusting his flannel. "We are turf-to-table country!"
Did not give it away?
Or the word "Satire" in the caption and story, or how about the satirical and clearly fake "Free Palestine" flag patch on Sam Hodge's shoulder?
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We will certainly agree with you that all this satire and memes, not to mention convicted criminals stirring up tempests in a teapot, makes Gossips all the more valuable.
And note our one week turnaround on ux evolution. If Hudson moved this fast we'd have a City wide tax reassessment by now, no potholes, a City Manager, and a lot more housing.
Friendly reminder:
Oxblood = Editorial
Navy = Guest Op-Ed
Marigold = Satire
Green = Special Report
Also don't gaslight Hudson for not "getting satire" jeez louise.
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