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Audiences love the anger: Alex Jones, or someone like him, will be back

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine

Confrontational characters spouting conspiracy theories and promoting fringe ideas have been with us since the invention of American broadcasting. First on radio, then on television, the American audience has consistently proven eager to consume the rants of angry and bitter men.

Before Alex Jones and InfoWars, there was Glenn Beck.

A decade ago,...

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