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 Tags: "Top Rated", Onion "onion rings", "onion soup", "onion gravy", "onionib", "onion av club", "onion soup recipe", "onion ring batter", "onion chutney", "onion bhaji recipe", "", Onion Satire Comedy News Politics Current Events Political Commentary China Fora Tv Foratv Fora Tv
Video Title: (With Blogs Iphone And Macbook Suzannah B Troy Is Revolutionising Ny Politics) Video Duration: 9:24 From: astoria25 Category: News and Politics meet suzannah b. troy, artist, activist, blogger, social critic, and revolutionary. suzannah traces her family history to ludlow street on the lower east side. she was outraged after nyu destroyed st. ann's church, a historical structure dating back to 1847. she started blogging, bought an iphone, and learned how to use a macbook. and in the process, she turned her anger into activism. listen to suzannah talk about how she uses social media sites, like youtube and blogspot, to communicate important political information. her courageous videos have exposed shady crowd control activities at political debates, and she has confronted local politicians, who can generally count on getting a free p from the mainstream media. how suzannah is revolutionising politics in new york is that whenever the mainstream media failed to report stories that are important to voters, suzannah reported her own stories and posted them on her blogs and on youtube. for example, at a city council debate that took place in august 2009, suzannah used breakthrough apple iphone technology to create and post videos directly to youtube, live from the street. in this video, suzannah talks about some of the infrastructure problems of new york city, over-development, the importance of public artwork, con edison bills, the controversial 2009 new york city mayoral election, and internet activism. all video copyright 2009 and 2010 by louis flores. music is used under fair use doctrine. all respective rights ltbgt...lt bgt Tags: "Top Rated",
Video Title: (A Midcourse Correction The 2010 Elections In Perspective) Video Duration: 1:24:18 From: UChannel Category: News and Politics the woodrow wilson school hosted a post mid-term elections panel discussion led, "a midcourse correction the 2010 elections in perspective," at 4:30 pm on monday, november 15, in bowl 016, robertson hall. panelists included brandice canes-wrone, a professor of politics and public affairs and faculty chair of the undergraduate program at the woodrow wilson school nolan mccarty, ociate dean of the woodrow wilson school and the susan dod brown professor of politics and public affairs steve rogers, ph.d. candidate in the department of politics at princeton university and david welna, congressional correspondent, washington desk for national public radio npr. larry bartels, the donald e. stokes professor in public and international affairs, director of the center for the study of democratic politics at the woodrow wilson school, moderated the panel. Tags: "Most Discussed", Woodrow "woodrow wilson center", "woodrow wilson school", "woodrow wilson high school", "woodrow wilson quotes", "woodrow wilson house", "woodrow wilson 14 points", "woodrow wilson bridge half marathon", "woodrow wilson high school dallas", "woodrow wilson bridge", "", Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University
