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Whether it is a grinning President Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene from HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media. The campaigns of the current Democratic president – and the criminally convicted ex-president, adjudicated rapist, and a documented pathological liar – enthusiastically create and share content trying to shape the narratives around both men. President Biden’s campaign even recently posted a job seeking a manager of meme pages. With tens of millions of people using social media as a primary...

President Joe Biden and convicted felon Donald Trump will not be alone at the June 27 debate. Moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper of CNN will be on camera, too, and there is a lot on the line for their network as it fights for relevance in a changing media environment. CNN has hosted dozens of town halls and political forums through the years, but never a general election presidential debate, let alone one so early in a campaign. No network has. “This is a huge moment for CNN,” said former CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno, now a...