{"product_id":"the-new-blue-media-how-michael-moore-moveon-org-jon-stewart-and-company-are-transforming-progressive-politics-hardcover","title":"The New Blue Media: How Michael Moore, Moveon.Org, Jon Stewart and Company Are Transforming Progressive Politics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheodore Hamm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the journalists and satirists who've helped transform the political landscape in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Blue Media\u003c\/i\u003e traces the rise during the Bush years of new media stars: the news-saturated satire of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Colbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e; the polemical assaults of Michael Moore and Air America; and the instant-messaging politics of MoveOn, Daily Kos, and the netroots. With the exception of Air America, all of these new media outlets have found commercial success--marking, says Hamm, a new era in liberal politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Does this new media matter? In 2004, both Michael Moore and MoveOn became major players; more recently, the influence of the netroots has sparked upheaval and debate within the Democratic Party. \u003ci\u003eThe New Blue Media\u003c\/i\u003e examines this phenomenon in depth, and the reshaping of both the style and the substance of progressivism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodore Hamm is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e and an associate professor of urban studies at Metropolitan College of New York. His book \u003ci\u003eRebel a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) covered the politics of the death penalty in postwar California. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTruthdig\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862892372165,"sku":"9781595580405","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/5Fkj_ayo9781595580405.webp?v=1771575463","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-new-blue-media-how-michael-moore-moveon-org-jon-stewart-and-company-are-transforming-progressive-politics-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}