Is There Room For Humor In Today’s Political Reporting? Posted: 6 months ago by ImNotBlue
Oh, man. One little joke about Barack Obama and that Middle Eastern fellow with the rhyming name, and her inbox is piled high with squawky offended e-mail. It’s enough to make Jeanne Moos (CNN) wish she were back interviewing three-legged pantyhose or even two-headed turtles.
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Posted: 6 months ago by chinook:
« ImNotBlue : Is There Room For Humor In Today’s Political Reporting? If by "today's political reporting" you mean "America's current political reporting," then I may agree with this statement.
Our political reporting is often quite funny and sarcastic, not to mention the fact that there are a few programmes that are designed to be satires directed at our current political climate. I like it because our political leaders will happily participate and be poked at, even if it is campaign time.
When I lived in Edmonton, the morning headline could refer to our former premier as "king Ralph," for example, and nobody would bat an eye (except the NDPers, maybe). Humour makes all of the political news bearable, IMO.
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Posted: 6 months ago by gammerus:
Humor, Bad Jokes? Heaven forbid!
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Posted: 6 months ago by punthe:
It's always good to have a humour sense!
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