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Associated Press File Photo: Actor Alec Baldwin, who is known for his mocking impersonations of President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live," speaks November 2017 at the Iowa Democratic Party's fall gala, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Political satire is an important form of media to understand

By Hunter Weston | October 27, 2019

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night Live!” This phrase has been said so many times by so many different people. It’s undisputedly a trademarked saying of our culture, and it’s almost instantly recognizable. “Saturday Night Live is more...