How fact-checking and the win/lose paradigm may distract voters from the more important moments in a debate.
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That’s Debatable: Truth and Values in the Vice-Presidential Debate
John Fiske on the Politics of Aesthetics
What political investments are written into discursive analysis? What is the relationship between media literacy and aesthetic analysis?
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[Updated] Premiere Week 2012: ABC
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Antenna contributors consider the 2012 Fall Premieres from ABC.
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[UPDATED] Premiere Week 2012: CBS
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Antenna contributors consider the 2012 Fall Premieres from CBS.
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[UPDATED] Fall Premieres 2012: FOX
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Antenna contributors consider the 2012 Fall Premieres from FOX.
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The Real Housewives of (the “New”) Miami
While clearly trading on the legacy of representation that frames Latina/os as “spicy” the RHOM simultaneously constructs a shift towards whiteness in the racialized character of the city itself.
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Revisiting the Political Dimensions of John Fiske’s Work
Part one in a series on "The Wisconsin Discourses."
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“Uhhh…”: Negotiating Tina Belcher’s Sexuality
Bob's Burgers' Tina Belcher is arguably the program's breakout character and has the potential to be one of American broadcast television's most subversive girl characters.
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Save “Their” Show: Public Appeals of Studio Campaigning
As DirecTV, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon emerge as players in content distribution, we are seeing evidence of active campaigning by production studios finding new homes for their canceled shows.
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A Glee Vid in Memory of Alex Doty
"My love's too big for you my love": an offering for those who admired Alexander Doty and his work (as well as those who enjoy Glee's Kurt Hummel).
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The Cheese Stands Alone: Downton Abbey’s Emmy Coup
PBS successfully transitions Downton Abbey from Miniseries to Drama Series by continuing to lean on the advantages afforded the former distinction.
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From Henry VIII to Flash Mobs: Branding Britain at London 2012
What image is Britain out to portray on the international stage with its branding of "GREAT Britain" for the London Olympics?
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A Reflection on Rodney King and the Poignancy of Satire
Upon Rodney King's passing, we can remember In Living Color's commentary on police brutality, King's trial, the L. A. Uprising, and how satire makes cultural ugliness palatable.
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Feminist Media Studies: (In)visible Labor
Studying representation was my way into media studies. But laborers aren't working from a script and we can't always visualize the lived realities of their work.
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Dish TV’s Auto Hop: Broadcast Networks Fight Back
The broadcast networks respond to the introduction of Dish TV's new DVR, the Hopper, with outrage and litigation.
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