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"Lauer Loses the War in a Battle Between the Candidates" is from the September 8, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Just Because It’s Hacked, Doesn’t Mean It’s Important" is from the October 18, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Debate Devolved into GOP vs. CNBC, and the Network Lost" is from the October 30, 2015 Television section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Casting a Black Hermione Granger Underscores a Key Harry Potter Theme" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"In 'Game of Thrones,' the Pleasures of a Quickened Pace" is from the June 27, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Samantha Bee Sets a Fiery, Fierce and Feminist Tone in 'Full Frontal'
" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by James Poniewozik and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

The biggest presence at Sunday’s Golden Globes was a TV star who didn’t show up, didn’t win an award, was not thanked and was only rarely mentioned by name. Hollywood’s first awards show of the year was — like so much in today’s headlines — brought to you by Donald Trump.

In the tradition of Neil Postman's masterpiece Amusing Ourselves to Death, Audience of One shows how American media have shaped American society and politics, by interweaving two crucial stories. The first story follows the evolution of television from the three-network era of the 20th century, which joined millions of Americans in a shared monoculture, into today's zillion-channel, internet-atomized universe, which sliced and diced them into fractious, alienated subcultures. The second story is a cultural critique of Donald Trump.