Dr. Alison Dagnes is Professor of Political Science at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. She is the author of "Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics" (2010) and she frequently speaks on the topic of the modern media. She has also edited two books on political scandal, and her current research examines ideology and political satire. Her book "A Conservative Walks Into a Bar: The Politics of Political Humor" was published in 2012. Prior to receiving her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dr. Dagnes was a producer for C-SPAN in Washington, DC which was not as boring as it sounds.