Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone celebrate and have fun together

celebrate and have fun together

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Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone celebrate and have fun togetherThe popularity of cable news, satire, documentaries, and political blogs suggest that people are often absorbing and dissecting direct political messages from informational media. But entertainment media also discusses the important political issues of our time, though not as overtly. Nonetheless, consumers still learn, debate, and form opinions on important political issues through their relationship with entertainment media. While many scholarly