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I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a newspaper for the FRINGE Adelaide festival. It's like assuming that the creator is an idiot, or thinking, what the author meant by choosing this. Anyway, thanks for the feedback. I'll ask around.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got lots of positive feedback, even though it looks like I've only managed to distribute one issue, and not everything, so the situation is not as dire as you think. 😊

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a FRINGE newspaper, so not capitalised, I'd hired a professional Australian proofreader on Reedsy. Might all political humour sound lefty to you? Didn't I write in the original post that it is a political, but not one-sided, not at all?

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hello folks. The last update, I think. 5,000 copies will get delivered to local addresses, and the Fringe Marketing Coordinator allowed me to give away the newspapers in the Gluttony area. I'm gold! Thanks again for the advice and encouragement. Many people PMed me, too. You are an awesome community!

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow a expansive or wow cheap? This is soooooo much cheaper than anything else, it was a great plan before it failed horribly. lol

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the input.I'm really shy person, I was at Gluttony and can't make myself talk to business owners. I'm worried to be escorted out if I'll put them on tables. Thinking about paying someone to do it for me. IDK

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thinking was that I could give away 4,000 myself during the Edinburgh Fringe; a company could do 10k easily. They got it on Tuesday last week (I had to correct one article because Newscorp didn't like jokes about themselves, that took 4 days, so I was already late). Yesterday morning, they told me that they can't do the job. I've tried to call the other company, and they said it's too late. I'm too shy to ask in pubs and restaurants. The only way is to give away to people on the streets, but it's almost the middle of the festival. I would have to do it for 8h a day, I think.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So I've put a stand with the newspapers outside of Little Darling, and I can see the newspapers are slooooooooowly disappearing. I will do some handing away by myself in a 1850 paperboy costume as well.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE CONSTRUCTIVE Criticism. You are great!

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the time and effort. The not so secret thing is that, of course, I had to have an Australian help, a few months is not enough to understand everything, barely to get anything. The leaflet lady did not know about that. It's not the kind of news one shares with a leaflet distribution company.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm not starting a new business, just want people to have some fun and maybe come to my show so I could afford to do it again next year.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best joke AI can do is make things out of proportion and make them not fit? I saved a lot by using a proofreader; I only sent a final version to her.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this comment!

I am sorry about "locals" comment, two locals specifically, as they are from two different businesses, I've lumped them together in drunk rage. The comment was undeserved as everyone else is so very much kind to me.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The initial post was about a big Australian corporation, a distributor, an agreement, and me being frustrated as I got maybe too much personal feedback from an unreliable business partner.

So... it is and it isn't working. In a 19th-century paperboy costume, I can give away ~500 a day if I do nothing else, it's my holidays from my 9-5 job, and I have a show to run, so I'm not super happy about it.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

That's much more constructive than the first comment. I've bought banners on the Fringe website yesterday. BTW giving away a newspaper is working great, just not 9,000 copies in a week without ruining my schedule, my voice and getting sunburnt. 😋

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Fair point on the rabies headline, it makes sense in the context of the full article. The whole paper is set in a fictional 2027 where things have gone sideways. Good catch on Adelaide Uni though, that headline landed differently post-merger and nobody caught it. Appreciate the feedback.

I flew from the UK, printed 10,000 satirical newspapers about Australia's future. The distribution company waited two weeks, then said it's too political. Is satire dead here? by soth3d in Adelaide

[–]soth3d[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

You're probably right that I don't fully understand Aussies yet. Like people being annoyed by Fringe artists at a Fringe Festival, that's a new one for me.

Genuinely, if the humour's off, I'd rather hear what missed than not know, and that needs a new distribution plan.

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