Entertaining politics :: satiric television and political engagement /

In this completely revised and updated edition (including eight new chapters), Jeffrey Jones charts the evolution and maturation of political entertainment television by examining The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Politically Incorrect/Real Time with Bill Maher, and Michael Moore&...

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Main Author: Jones, Jeffrey P., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Communication, media, and politics.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In this completely revised and updated edition (including eight new chapters), Jeffrey Jones charts the evolution and maturation of political entertainment television by examining The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Politically Incorrect/Real Time with Bill Maher, and Michael Moore's TV Nation and The Awful Truth. This volume investigates how and why these shows have been central locations for the critique of political and economic power and an important resource for citizens during numerous political crises. In an age of Truthiness, fake news and humorous political talk have.
Item Description:Previous edition cataloged under title.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 311 p.).)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-292) and index.
ISBN:9780742565296
0742565297
9786612479458
6612479450
1282479458
9781282479456

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