Send Snoop to the Convention: What Political Media Can Learn From the Olympics

The Olympics are always a blast, but they’ve seldom seemed as fun and engaging for as many people as they’ve been this year. And as great as the athletes are, pommel-horse guy, Turkish air-pistol guy and Simone Biles are only part of the reason why. The other reason is the non-sports celebs who have been popping up all over viewers’ screens. Comedians Kenan Thompson and Kevin Hart, cracking up their offstage crew as they recap Olympic highlights. Saturday Night Live star Colin Jost, doing wry surfing commentary from Tahiti (until he was...