The Onion Editor on Paris Terror Attacks
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The Onion editor Scott Dikkers discusses his experience working in news satire.
The shooting massacre at the Paris office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has shaken the tenets of not only parody, but freedom of expression. Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and he joins us to discuss his experiences working in news satire, and how the deadliest attack France has seen since 1961 may affect the genre’s landscape.
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The Onion Editor on Paris Terror Attacks
Clip: 1/8/2015 | 9m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
The shooting massacre at the Paris office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo has shaken the tenets of not only parody, but freedom of expression. Scott Dikkers is the founding editor of The Onion and he joins us to discuss his experiences working in news satire, and how the deadliest attack France has seen since 1961 may affect the genre’s landscape.
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