But in a political environment largely dominated by knee-jerk, anti-intellectual pontificating, Knepper's commentary was both insightful and refreshing -- and his quick ascent to an influential platform reflected as much.
A decade and a half later, his satirical sensibility helped turn "The Daily Show," where he also serves as an executive producer, into an influential platform for news and media commentary, both in the United States and around the world.
As the head of Breitbart News, he gave an influential platform to elements of the alt-right but vehemently denied that the site was racist.
The EU Commission is mainly given as a good example to prove how an EU structure might be an influential platform for the process of Europeanization; however, national governments have the power to determine the nominees for the Commission and the commissioners were mainly selected from people with a good career in their national system (Thomson, 2011).
Chicago evangelist Dwight L. Moody (1837 99) provided an influential platform for millennial expression in his Northfield, Massachusetts, conferences.
Tania Harwood said: "I'm thrilled to be joining The Guardian and look forward to creating powerful strategies for brands on such an influential platform".
But as an enduring and influential platform for both new and established artists, festivals like Reading and Leeds must shoulder some of the responsibility.
Tory's impressive passion and energy will drive the delivery of HuffPost Australia as an engaging and influential platform for Australians to voice their thoughts, opinions and commentary".
In a study of newspapers in modern China, Guo (2010b: 43 51) makes the observation that newspapers have always been in "the forefront of political struggles" in the nation, and that as a "necessary and influential platform for politics," they can "swing ideological orientations in China".
