Use of Humor in Political Discussion
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Comics and writers Lizz Winstead and Elon James White talked about the use of humor to convey political messages, as well as coverage of pol… read more
Comics and writers Lizz Winstead and Elon James White talked about the use of humor to convey political messages, as well as coverage of political issues by the mainstream news media. They used several video clips to demonstrate their points and commented on poor coverage of issues by media on both the left and right sides of the political spectrum. They also responded to questions from the audience.
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