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Lost In Translation The Onion Abroad

Lost In Translation The Onion Abroad


Video Title: (Lost In Translation The Onion Abroad)
Video Duration: 3:27
From: ForaTv
Category:
News and Politics
complete video at: fora.tv onion editor baratunde thurston lists examples from the satirical news website that have resonated with audiences outside the us while some of the gags sparked meaningful discussion on issues overlooked by traditional media, occasionally the humor has been lost in translation. comedy and politics have gone together for a long time, and in this age, political comedy is everywhere. we have reached a point where instead of just mocking the news, the comedian jon stewart was ranked as america's most trusted news source by participants in a time magazine online poll. how does comedy influence politics do jokes about politicians create their image, or just reflect what people already believe does political comedy lead people to be more critical of politicians or just more cynical join us for this conversation about the influence of comedy on politics. this event will feature the gregory brothers, from youtube and barely political fame for their auto-tune the news videos baratunde, the web editor of the onion and co-founder of the blog jack and jill politics dan powell from comedy central's show "ugly americans" and steve almond, author of my life in heavy metal and rock and roll will save your life. sponsored by the graduate program in international affairs. - the new school baratunde thurston is a comedian, author and vigilante pundit. he was nominated for the bill hicks award for thought provoking comedy, declared a champion of the first ltbgt...lt bgt
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Us - Taliban Partnership If You Cant Beat Them Join Them

Us - Taliban Partnership If You Cant Beat Them Join Them


Video Title: (Us - Taliban Partnership If You Cant Beat Them Join Them)
Video Duration: 4:17
From: ForaTv
Category:
News and Politics
complete video at: fora.tv foreign affairs editor james hoge argues that the us needs reliable partners in afghanistan in order to achieve success. he suggests that karzai has thus far been a disappointment, and to meet the 2011 withdrawal deadline, the us will need to work with unlikely partners like the taliban. in a now famous 1997 columbia journalism review article, james hoge argued that the united states perceives the world beyond its borders as largely irrelevant. he argues that unless there is a serious crisis or war, or an international event directly relates to american interests, the nation and its media pay no attention. in this conversation, hoge discusses changes in the media as well as within the fields of international affairs and foreign policy over the last decade. james hoge is editor of foreign affairs, a bi-monthly magazine of annaysis and commentary on international affairs and us foreign policy. prior to joining foreign affairs in 1992, he worked in journalism for three decades as a washington correspondent, editor and publisher of the chicago sun-times, and as publisher and president of the new york daily news. he has been a fellow at harvard's john f. kennedy school of government, the freedom forum media center at columbia university, and the american political science ociation's congressional fellowship program. he is chairman of the international center for journalists, a director of human rights watch, and a director of the center for ltbgt...lt bgt
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