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  Voting for Super Bullshit on Super Tuesday

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  February 05, 2008

  voting as the sole or at least primary act of citizenship, then mustn’t it criticize and analyze the ...
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  Why Scientists Are Under Attack

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  Connie St Louis City University , London

  June 23, 2011

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  professional diggers and reporters. When they begin their careers they want to be torch bearers for science, ...
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  Politics Is Funny, But Nothing To Laugh At: The Daily Show And Its Limits

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  Sudeep Sharma UCLA

  August 22, 2012

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  Politics Is Funny, But Nothing To Laugh At: The Daily Show And Its Limits Politics as Entertainment politics Occupy news media criticism journalism Jon Stewart Daily Show Curator's Note Going beyond humor, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart creates a cl ...
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  Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Guests and Victims on Television Satire

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  Jonathan Gray University of Wisconsin - Madison

  July 23, 2007

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  Throwing Out the Welcome Mat: Guests and Victims on Television Satire Tony Blair The Simpsons satire public figures politics journalism Brasseye animation Ali G Curator's Note Two strategies for involving public figures. The Simpsons offers public fi ...
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  Take Me Away From Your Leader

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  Jeffrey Sconce Northwestern University

  February 05, 2007

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  Take Me Away From Your Leader Featured journalism marketing Aqua Teen Hunger Force culture jamming FOX performance art Curator's Note The Mooninites—a proud race of two-dimensional assholes sporadically compelled to visit New Jersey and instruct a yo ...
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  Burgundy Histories? WEWS-TV “Catch 5!” 1970s promo

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  Mark Williams Dartmouth College

  February 26, 2008

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  Burgundy Histories? WEWS-TV “Catch 5!” 1970s promo history idents journalism Youtube nostalgia advertising aesthetics 1970s regional media affiliate Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgany Cleveland Dorothy Fuldheim local media Curator's Note Surfing fo ...