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Carl Hiaasen

Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.

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Carl Hiaasen suggests that effective satire is fueled by strong feelings of frustration and unfairness in society. He believes that working in a newsroom provides direct exposure to these problems, making it an ideal environment to develop sharp, critical humor.

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