Satirical depictions of officials have been a mainstay of our democracy for 250 years. During that time, the methods of humorous criticism have evolved from newspaper cartoons to television programs.
Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns, TV networks remain vulnerable to political pressure | The Conversation
“Is there any way we can screw him?” asked President Richard M. Nixon. “We’ve been trying to,” an aide replied, alluding to the White House’s efforts to remove from the airwaves an ABC talk show host ...
Jimmy Kimmel may be back, but TV networks are more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before
“Is there any way we can screw him?” asked President Richard M. Nixon. “We’ve been trying to,” an aide replied, alluding to the White House’s efforts to remove from the airwaves an ABC talk show host ...
Bread and circuses. Have we succumbed? Again? It certainly seems like it. Our analgesic diet of politics and sports have become a dependency on which we will spend obscene amounts of money and expend ...
Pollsters, news anchors and newspaper columnists say America is polarized. The day before the 2024 presidential election, The New Yorker released an article titled “The Americans Prepping for a Second ...
President Trump’s long, avid embrace of social media has been eagerly adopted by his top aides, replacing longstanding governmental norms with online ones. By Jesse McKinley A White House feed flooded ...
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Tracey Raney receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Toronto Metropolitan University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
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