User:Debussylaan/Good Luck America
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| Good Luck America | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News |
| Created by | Snapchat |
| Starring | Peter Hamby |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Production location | United States |
| Cinematography | Luke Catena |
| Running time | 4-6 minutes |
| Production company | Snap |
| Original release | |
| Network | Snapchat |
| Release | January 28, 2016 – present |
Good Luck America is an original series about US election and politics, aired in the Discover-section of the Snapchat. It is produced by Snapchat and hosted by the mother company Snap's head of news Peter Hamby, previously a journalist at CNN. The first episode was published in january 2016.[1] Each episode is only available for 24 hours.
US Election[edit]
After Snapchat hired longtime CNN journalist Peter Hamby to be head of news, it was speculated that the company would work on their own election coverage.[2] During the election Snapchat offered many live stories and the separate show "Good Luck America", hosted by Hamby, in the Discover-section of the app.
After the election Snapchat announced the return of the series, now focusing on US politics.[3]
Concept[edit]
The show follows Hamby travelling throughout the USA, where he will "show you the people and places that really matter".
Episodes[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | January 28, 2016 | October 4, 2016 | |
| 2 | TBA | March 8, 2017 | TBA | |
Season 1[edit]
Season 1 consists of election coverage with a range of well known guests. The last episode of the season is devoted to an interview with President Barack Obama, who Hamby follows on the campaign trail.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "(Iowa Caucuses)" | TBA | January 28, 2016 | |
| TBA | TBA | "(Republican Party unraveling)" | 6 min | March 23, 2016 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Bernie's last stand" | 6 min | June 8, 2016 | |
| TBA | TBA | "Are We Doomed?" | 6 min | August 12, 2016 | |
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Hamby looks at two of the most unpopular frontrunners in a presidential election. | |||||
| TBA | TBA | "The Media's Strange Turn" | 6 min | September 1, 2016 | |
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Focusing on the media coverage of Donald Trump, and how "sensationalism over substance" gives high ratings that earn big TV-networks advertising money. | |||||
Season 2[edit]
The second season changes from focusing on the election to focusing on US politics.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "Who is Donald Trump?" | TBA | March 4, 2017 | |
| TBA | 2 | "Trump: Life of the Party" | 4,5 min | March 21, 2017 | |
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At CPAC, Hamby interviews white house press secretary Sean Spicer, Ken Bone, Matt Boyle of Breitbart News and Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. | |||||
| TBA | 3 | TBA | TBA | April 4, 2017 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Corasaniti, Nick (28 January 2016). "Snapchat Offers Original Political Coverage, 'Good Luck America'" – via The New York Times.
- ^ Mahler, Jonathan (3 May 2015). "Campaign Coverage via Snapchat Could Shake Up the 2016 Elections" – via The New York Times.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (8 March 2017). "Snapchat Brings Back Peter Hamby's Politics Show to Try to Make Sense of Trump Presidency" – via Variety.
External links[edit]
Category:Snapchat Category:News