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Posts Tagged ‘ Obama ’
What Are You Missing? Nov 11 – Nov 24
Fox News’ Post-Election Post-Mortem?
With election results now in, attention has inevitably turned to the one media source that has seemingly dedicated itself, 24/7, to making sure Obama was defeated and Republicans would take control of the Senate: Fox News.
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Methods of Failure: How Political Journalism lost the US Presidential Election to Nate Silver
Wednesday morning left both the electoral map and Republican politicians feeling a little blue, yet there was another group in need of collective introspection: political journalists, commentators and pundits.
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Key and Peele: Identity, Shockingly Translated
Is Key and Peele tentatively picking up the mantel of satiric sketch comedy that Chappelle abandoned? Why now?
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Is There Room for Narrative Complexity in News about Politics?
Stewart praises Fox News for presenting a clear and simple narrative, and chastises Obama for his lack of the same. Citizens need stories, even in politics. But do they have to be so simple in an age of complexity?
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The “Down with Democrats” Mood and Our Presentist Media
Although the public is notoriously ahistorical about contemporary politics, the news media do little to remind them of how we got here. Political reporting looks more and more like entertainment/celebrity reporting, and Obama will need to return to campaign mode to capitalize on that.
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