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| Genre/Form: | Parodies (Literature) Criticism, interpretation, etc Parodies, imitations, etc |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Amarnath Amarasingam. |
| ISBN: | 9780786458868 0786458860 |
| OCLC Number: | 706409927 |
| Description: | viii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents: | Introduction: surveying scholarship on The daily show and The Colbert report / Josh Compton -- New research on The daily show and The Colbert report. The science of satire: The daily show and The Colbert report as sources of public attention to science and the environment / Lauren Feldman, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Edward Maibach -- Making sense of The daily show: understanding the role of partisan heuristics in political comedy effects / Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, and Amy B. Becker -- Stoned slackers or super citizens? The daily show viewing and political engagement of young adults / Jody C. Baumgartner and Jonathan S. Morris -- Is fake news the real news? the significance of Stewart and Colbert for democratic discourse, politics, and policy / Mark K. McBeth and Randy S. Clemons -- Jon Stewart a heretic? surely you jest: political participation and discussion among viewers of late night comedy programming / Dannagal Goldthwaite Young and Sarah E. Esralew -- Theoretical considerations. Irony and the news: speaking through cool to American youth / Richard Van Heertum -- Wise fools: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as modern day jesters in the American court / Julia R. Fox -- I am the mainstream media (and so can you!) / Robert T. Tally, Jr -- It's all about meme: the art of the interview and the insatiable ego of the Colbert bump / Kevin A. Wisniewski -- Real ethical concerns and fake news: The daily show and the challenge of the new media environment / Bruce A. Williams and Michael X. Delli Carpini. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Amarnath Amarasingam ; foreword by Robert W. McChesney. |
Abstract:
The ten essays in this interdisciplinary collection explore the issues engendered by the popularity of entertainment news, including the role of satire in politics, the declining level of trust in
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