Daily Kos

he worked for Red America, a blog that The Post created to offer a conservative viewpoint on its Web site. Mr. Domenech — who had worked in the Bush administration and was a founder of the conservative blog RedState.com — came under heavy criticism from liberal bloggers, who called his political views extreme. They first pointed to previous comments by Mr. Domenech, who recently called Coretta Scott King a "communist." But by late Thursday, the bloggers had found instances of what appeared to be plagiarism, including an article by Mr. Domenech in The New York Press that contained passages resembling an article that ran on the front page of The Washington Post. Evidence of one instance of plagiarism first surfaced on the liberal blog Daily Kos on Thursday. A comment posted on the blog said a passage from an article by Mr. Domenech was nearly identical to a chapter from P. J. O'Rourke's book, "Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People." Other articles that contained passages that appeared to be copied were published in National Review Online, The New York Press and The Flat Hat, the student newspaper at the College of William and Mary, which Mr. Domenech attended. Jim Brady, the executive editor of The Washington Post Web site, said that he knew that Mr. Domenech would be controversial but that a background check before he was hired did not reveal plagiarism. "We've been catching a lot of grief on the blogs for not catching this ourselves, but obviously…

Today I felt like Lord Varys [1] on the show Game of Thrones. “One of my birds told me people are whispering about Ronin Chang. Who he is, where did he come from and what does he want.” Quite humorous. I have heard this time and time again: “How come I never heard of him”, “what does he want?” and other similar things. Who is Ronin Chang? Ronin Chang is a security professional with many years of experience of in the security related industry. Security surrounding networking, systems, architects,…

Broader Sources of Knowledge In ancient times, people passed on survival experience to the next generation through oral method. Later, various ways such as making ropes, drawing pictures on walls, and characters emerged to record daily events. People record daily life in order to educate next generation so that the next generation of people can live a better life. With the advent of photographic film, the recording process becomes more and more lifelike and vivid. With the rapid development of…

On Sepetember 27, 2008, Saturday Night Live (SNL) performed a cold open sketch of Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin during the presidential election of 2008. Tina Fey impersonates Sarah Palin, while Katie Couric is portrayed by Amy Poehler. The two comedians mock an actual interview done by the potential vice president and journalist that was performed a few weeks prior. The 7 minute cold open, which is longer than most of their sketches, contains a plethora of communication methods to…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICAL SATIRE AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE The ‘Late Show’ employs political satire to promote the agenda of the public sphere - enable citizens to engage in critical public debate, by advocating for a ‘deliberative democracy’. Political satire is often described as humour’s most overtly political genre (Faina 2012, p. 347). The Late Show’s harnesses the power of political satire to frame important socio-political issues in a manner similar to how individuals engage with…

undefined What has anchored them going forward is the raw and unfiltered Trump himself. “For it to work, it has to be based in some kind of reality,” Licht says of “Our Cartoon President’s” humor. “There’s a researcher that makes sure the writers’ room is aware of the latest stories and any kind of glimpse into what his behavior is.” The “Our Cartoon President” producers see the animated show as an extension of Colbert’s brand — but just how much is the “Late Show” host involved in the…

“I don’t like books, they’re all fact, no heart” -Stephen Colbert. As ironic as this quote may seem it is another example of Stephen Colbert’s comedic style, thick satire. “I Am America (And So Can You!)” is another fantastic presentation of Colbert’s conservative capitalist character already shown on the Colbert Report. The book addresses issues that Americans face as adults and current issues facing the nation, plus a note to the future. All these issues are taken on with humor and satire…

politicians and listen to comedians”. From a PR standpoint, it is important to see where the public puts their trust in news reporting, and it seems that these comedy news shows, such as The Daily Show or Last Week Tonight, are becoming a reliable source for young viewers to get their news. The Practice of Public Relations text states “The first decade of the 21st century saw a dramatic increase in the number of Americans turning to cable television-CNN,MSNBC, Fox, CNBC, and even the Comedy…

It all began in the year 1999, the beginning of a new outlet for information began, With the use of satirical techniques many new news show had begun to shake the standards the news had previously had. Starting with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to continue to The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert and even websites like the onion all having a unique and ever evolving standards of their own. These news television programs unifying news and comedy into something new shocked people. Some of the…

the different career paths that we can take in life. He explains that at a very basic level all of these task involve the basic career skills that we need to succeed in the work force. However, he finds it hypocritical that we use this digital realm as a sort of escapism when in fact we do not really escape from anything that we do in the real world. I believe that this theory of his can be expanded to other sources of media. Therefore, for my analysis, I will do a comparison of a real world…