Word: lichters
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...Lichter, a professor of communications at George Mason University and president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, traces candidate talk show guest appearances back to the 1988 campaign. At that time, George H.W. Bush's campaign manager Lee Atwater watched Johnny Carson's quips on The Tonight Show to see which candidate jokes got the biggest laughs. "It was 1988 and it was the first time anyone ever thought about political humor having any significance," Lichter explained. "What happened was the political writers started taking note of the comedians and this realm of entertainment became a part...
...Lichter noted a Pew Center study that said most voters get their political information from late night talk shows and that candidates' are getting less time on conventional television news shows. In 1968, he said, the average length of a candidate's sound bite on TV newscasts was 42 seconds; now it is down to only eight. That means candidates are compelled to seek out more unorthodox venues to seek out the spotlight...
...Whether it translates into votes, we don't know," said Lichter. "What we do know is these shows have political impact and they transform the voters. It's counter-programming: journalists define candidates in their own terms, but when a candidate goes on with a comedian, that's his chance to make a definition for himself...
...deceased Anneliese Michel. Nevertheless, the plot has a tendency to lag behind the overblown concept, suggesting that Schmid’s most renowned film might not be an ideal starting point for American viewers. His 2003 film “Distant Lights” (“Lichter,” screening Saturday, Nov. 18, at 9 p.m.) illustrates the many interwoven threads—including smuggling and romance—connecting the lives of people living on either side of the Polish-German border. Critics have lauded the ensemble cast—featuring both German and Polish actors?...
Rothman co-authored the study with Neil Nevitte, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, and S. Robert Lichter, the president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, which is affiliated with George Mason University and, according to the Washington Post, is supported by conservative foundations...