In light of last week's reading, I thought I ought to turn to new media or what Baym refers to as the discursive integration of media. I found this on youtube, and saw that it was showcased under Yahoo News as well. SNL's weekend update, another rendition of "fake news," used comedy and entertainment in this segment to take a political stance in defense and support of Hillary Clinton. While in order to understand the skit, some basic political knowledge is necessary, not much background information about the issues are stances are needed, which perhaps is what separates it from the caliber of "The Daily Show." Note: SNL's Weekend Update often uses impersonators of politicians and/or celebrities, never the real people. They see themselves as a joke; the Daily Show seems themselves as a satiricial mouthpiece for people's discontent with the media under the protection of branding itself as "fake news."
In any case, as long as viewers are aware of the abstract, sweeping, and superficial defamation of Hillary's character as a woman and presidential candidate, they can understand the joke.
(Hopefully, NBC won't take this down as well!!)
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