Are Late-Night Jokes No Laughing Matter?

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George Bush the cowboy is taking on John Kerry the slippery Senator. A Washington research group says that’s how jokes on late-night talk shows portray this year’s presidential election.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs argues that these caricatures can negatively affect the election, because they are the sole source of election news for some viewers. In fact, 21 percent of 18-29-year-olds get their news from comedy programs on TV, according to the Pew Center for People and the Press.

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