I have contended for a number of years that the analysis of the news is better on the Colbert Report and the Daily News than on the other network news shows. These two shows point out stupidity on both the right and the left.
We're Learning More From Stephen Colbert Than The Actual News, Study Says
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Crabtownboy, Jun 4, 2014.
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
This has got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard anyone say. Who conducted this study Bart Simpson?
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
It was the Annenburg Policy Center.
It took me a while, but the original report is here http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/.U4-GasbIqX0
You have to register to read it, so there is no way Crabtownboy can know any of the specifics, just what other blogs have said about it.
Here is a press release about it…..
http://cdn.annenbergpublicpolicycen...berts-Civics-Lesson_release_6-02-14_Final.pdf
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
Having a hard time with the link to the report.
Here is their article about the report. You can try and link to the actual report from here. If anyone gets through, I would love to see the particulars.
http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycen...morist-taught-america-about-campaign-finance/
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Try this link
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/stephen-colberts-best-colbert-report-video-695085
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On this note I actually agree with the OP. Many people will watch political satire who do not watch the news. It's entertaining. So it wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that people learned more from Stephen Colbert than other sources.
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
If that is true, and I doubt it is, that would be a sad commentary of our day and culture.
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padredurand Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Somebody's tramping in Poncho's front yard. :type:
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Consider, briefly....
That the O.P. actually BELIEVES that Stephen Colbert is a "conservative".
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Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
Wipes tear.
:laugh:
Hoo-boy !!!
We are looking for a link to this report. Can you find this report ? -
What???
Uh ... huh-uh ... huh-ha-ha-ha ...
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/06/02/stephen-colbert-viewers-fox-news-viewers-study.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/colbert-news-study-campaign-financing_n_5431713.html
http://aattp.org/study-proves-steph...-fox-or-cnn-watchers-on-this-one-thing-video/
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles...viewers-more-about-super-pacs-than-cable-news
http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/06/laugh_and_learn_stephen_colber.html
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/06/stephen_colbert_educated_viewe_1.html
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014...tephen-Colbert-than-cable-news/6851401814560/
http://www.policymic.com/articles/9...phen-colbert-is-better-than-fox-msnbc-and-cnn -
To quote C.S. Lewis:
"Lor, what ARE they teaching these kids in these schools?"
This "study" involved a poll of.........
1,232 people...
Again...
1,232
So, obviously, that's a meaningful representation of the Nation writ-large. :rolleyes:
And it only asks about the SINGULAR issue of "campaign finance"...not politics over-all.
Only ONE issue is spoken of.
Let's see...if I were a Communist, and I wanted to demonstrate that the "NATION" wants more socialism what would I do?
I know, :wavey: I know :wavey:.....I'd do a phone survey of 1,500 people or less in New York City or San Fransisco....and get precisely whatever result I wanted!!!!...and, I'd even choose the poorest and most monetarily unsuccessful zip code in the city!!! Bet you I could get 920 losers out of 1,232 to support my socialist agenda if I did that.
DUH....
Hey, C.T.B:
Why don't you find out what "Americans" REALLY think of homosexuality by doing a phone poll of 1,000 people in San Fransicko?...or better yet, Key West. I can "prove" that 90% of "Americans" support gay marriage by polling 1,000 people there...
Wake up and smell the ganja.
All this, from the guy who believes that Stephen Colbert is "conservative" :laugh: -
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I heard about this yesterday on the radio and they were talking about why this is. The thing is, it's actually teaching real information on finances but in a format that is not real. It's kind of like kids learning from Sesame Street - while the stories and characters are fake, they are teaching real information on particular subjects. If someone can help me understand finances better by acting, I'm all for it!! I certainly don't understand it all from regular methods!
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
So many just give knee-jerk reactions without thinking .........all males of course. :laugh: -
Bro. Curtis <img src =/curtis.gif>Site Supporter
Has anyone found the actual study ? Or are we still taking other people's words ?
And yeah, Colbert is conservative, and C.T.Boy is smart. -
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