Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics
By Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
‘The West Wing’s’ transition from broadcast TV behemoth to ‘bittersweet comfort watch’ in today’s streaming era reveals how much media and political landscapes have changed in the past 25 years.
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