"It's All about Anderson" - Hyping the GOP CNN-YouTube Debate
Turn to the last page of the November 26-December 3 issue of U.S. News and World Report and you will find an advertisement hawking the upcoming GOP CNN-YouTube debate, airing Wednesday Nov 28 at 8 pm (EST).
I have observed before how the debates have become property of news outlets. CNN, in my observation, is the most obvious (and obnoxious), in making the debate about themselves, the candidates be damned. Surely it is unfair to say "It's all about Anderson" because it really is about CNN. A critical reading of the advertisement seems fair in this post-modern era and makes the point better than another lament. The network is the judge, jury, and executioner even in its promotion.
Five observations about the visuals and copy speak to the relationship between the messenger and the message.
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