Topic: The Media

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Jericho and the American Political Landscape

The television show Jericho (CBS) tells the story of a small Kansas town after a series of terrorist attacks leave the US in a state of disaster. The pilot first aired on September 20, 2006, and the season one finale on May 9, 2007. After CBS decided to cancel the series (due to viewer drop-off [...]

Monday, August 6, 2007

Mediated Politics

Bill Clinton ushered in a new era of mediated politics to the U.S. presidency. William Jefferson Clinton, at the beginning of his presidency, was the new face of the boomer generation. He brought 60’s welfare politics together with an attempt at protecting all those pensions and 401k out there. His presidency ended on an unbelievable [...]