Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone A central premise of this

A central premise of this book

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exhausted and suffering from a crippling inability to write

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Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone A central premise of thisThe popularity of cable news, satire, documentaries, and political blogs suggest that people are often absorbing and dissecting direct political messages from informational media. But entertainment media also discusses the important political issues of our time, though not as overtly. Nonetheless, consumers still learn, debate, and form opinions on important political issues through their relationship with entertainment media. While many scholarly