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Laughter, Outrage and Resistance: Post-Trump TV Satire in Political Discourse and Dissent

Laughter, Outrage and Resistance: Post-Trump TV Satire in Political Discourse and Dissent

Donald Trump’s political rise coincided with late-night TV turnover. Authors examine hosts' navigation of public outrage and resistance in satire.

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The future of investigative journalism is a ‘slow burn’ at the grassroots

Emerging collaborative and nonprofit newsrooms offer solutions to journalism’s decades-long trials.

6 min readFeb 26, 2023

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The future of investigative journalism is a ‘slow burn’ at the grassroots

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Journalist’s trial is latest case of prosecutors crossing Constitutional line

Efforts to prosecute journalists covering law enforcement actions only deepen criminal justice system’s trust problem.

3 min readMar 10, 2023

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Journalist’s trial is latest case of prosecutors crossing Constitutional line

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Seeking, surrendering in the New Year

Searching for a resolution or intention in the new year isn’t where my heart or mind is in 2019.

7 min readJan 5, 2019

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Seeking, surrendering in the New Year

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Spare me your media-bashing conspiracy theory

Left and right and moderate memes use news media as a straw man punching bag and I’m sick of it.

6 min readJul 27, 2017

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Spare me your media-bashing conspiracy theory

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Mike Rowe is an officer on the front lines of the Culture War

I’m working on a research project that has drawn me deeper into the Facebook page of Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” fame. It’s a prolonged…

1 min readApr 8, 2017

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Losing weight through intellectual exercise

Solving the complex mental puzzle of what works.

7 min readMar 14, 2017

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Losing weight through intellectual exercise

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Twentysixteeny*

*defined by the great Frank LoMonte: (adj.); not just a tragedy, but an easily avoidable tragedy the senseless occurrence of which…

3 min readDec 22, 2016

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Twentysixteeny*

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In defense of the reasonable Republican

A much-shared article is a conservative cry for mature political discourse

4 min readMay 21, 2016

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In defense of the reasonable Republican

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On satisfying singledom: What I still need

New York magazine is just the latest to confirm the awesome power of single women in our nation. I find myself often in the position of an…

4 min readFeb 26, 2016

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On satisfying singledom: What I still need

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Kathie Lee thinks I’m a d**k

Or, how social media undermines thoughtful discourse

5 min readAug 24, 2015

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Kathie Lee thinks I’m a d**k

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Lori Henson, Ph.D.

Lori Henson, Ph.D.

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Journalist since Netscape and Alta Vista. Multimedia journalism educator and scholar since 2003. Evangelist for nonprofit news since before the hedge funds.

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