Dominant Ideology of The Hour

The dominant ideologies of The Hour are those of George Stroumboulopous, as is outlined on the website: "The Hour is a different take on the news through the lens of George and company." Stroumboulopous is passionate in his beliefs and ideologies and he uses his position on television as a "microphone" to voice what he believes. Here is a clip of Stroumboulopous interviewing Ben Harper. Stroumboulopous asks Harper questions which could be turned around and directed back at Stroumboulopous. He has had a respected career in television, and is now the anchor of a news show, he's in a position where people listen to what he says.

(show clip with Ben Harper)

The dominant ideologies present in The Hour as as follows:
-George Bush is not an intelligent man
-The environment is in need of our attention due to Global Warming
-Stroumboulopous is a liberal
-Stroumboulopous invites guests on his show that will be "open" to talking about relevent issues, not only their newest cd release (for example)
-pop-culture news about famous people is to be mocked, and not focused upon as much as our culture is accustomed to

He appears to try and be honest, and as much as his dominant ideologies are present in what he says, and in this show, he does re-itterate that his goal is not to control the viewer, but to challenge them with his view point. On Thursday, Jan. 19th Stroumbouloupous says, "Write a letter! Well, do what you want, merely a suggestion."