Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone exhausted and suffering from a

exhausted and suffering from a crippling inability to write

from the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan to the bird’s portrayal in sculpture

introductions

Difficult concepts are clarified

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Parasocial Politics : Audiences, Pop Culture, and Politics Mike McKone exhausted and suffering from aThe 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