"francois cap" <ezmickey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Mar 8, 10:12 pm, berkeleynewscomedyst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hello to all,
>
> News as Comedy, Comedy as News -- So What!?
>
> The Colbert Re****t and The Daily Show sparked a group of students
> at UC Berkeley to ask what it means to have mainstream news and
> politics to be laughable, and for sharp critique to come mostly from
> comedy-news shows.
> The Colbert Re****t and The Daily Show seem central to this new
> humorous approach to news. But, we want to ask as wide an audience as
> possible what they think this means.
> What is happening in the world of news as comedy, comedy as news?
> Does it matter? Can it do anything? Anything!? Why does it matter to
> you? We invite anyone interested to (please) send an email to
> berkeleynewscomedyst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
to give opinions, answer some
> questions, and let us know what you think.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Berkeley News-Comedy Study
> Department of Anthropology
> University of California, Berkeley
> berkeleynewscomedyst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
jon doing the real news? i like him where he is
besides he could not make the news up. bless him and
stephen.
the comedy angle allows them to tell the truth in a way "real" newsmen
can't.
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