SXSW keynote speaker : Humor `` speaks truth '' in a confusing digital world . Comedian Baratunde Thurston is digital editor at The Onion , author of `` How to Be Black has been used in oppressed countries like Egypt , Egypt and China . Thurston : You can measure a nation 's freedom by its reaction to satirists .
SXSW keynote speaker : Humor `` speaks truth '' in a confusing digital world . Comedian Baratunde Thurston is digital editor at The Onion , author of `` How To Be Black '' Satire has been used in oppressed countries like China , Iran and Egypt . Thurston : You can measure a nation 's freedom by its reaction to satirists .