The Stewart/Colbert effect : essays on the real impacts of fake news /
The Stewart/Colbert effect : essays on the real impacts of fake news /
edited by Amarnath Amarasingam ; foreword by Robert W. McChesney.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2011.
- viii, 198 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Surveying scholarship on The daily show and The Colbert report / New research on The daily show and The Colbert report. Science of satire : The daily show and The Colbert report as sources of public attention to science and the environment / Making sense of The daily show : understanding the role of partisan heuristics in political comedy effects / Stoned slackers or super citizens? The daily show viewing and political engagement of young adults / Is fake news the real news? The significance of Stewart and Colbert for democratic discourse, politics, and policy / Jon Stewart a heretic? Surely you jest : political participation and discussion among viewers of late night comedy programming / Theoretical considerations. Irony and the news : speaking through cool to American youth / Wise fools : Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as modern day jesters in the American court / I am the mainstream media (and so can you!) / It's all about meme : the art of the interview and the insatiable ego of the Colbert bump / Real ethical concerns and fake news : The daily show and the challenge of the new media environment / Josh Compton -- Lauren Feldman, Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach -- Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Amy B. Becker -- Jody C. Baumgartner, Jonathan S. Morris -- Mark K. McBeth, Randy S. Clemons -- Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Sarah E. Esralew -- Richard Van Heertum -- Julia R. Fox -- Robert T. Tally, Jr -- Kevin A. Wisniewski -- Bruce A. Williams, Michael X. Delli Carpini. Introduction:
"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 traditional sources of media, the shows' cathartic or informational function, and the ways in which these shows influence public opinion"--Provided by publisher.
9780786458868 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786458860 (softcover : alk. paper)
40019509010
2011012956
015809802 Uk
Daily show (Television program)
Colbert report (Television program)
Television comedies--History and criticism.--United States
Television comedies--Influence.--United States
Television and politics--United States.
Television news programs--Parodies, imitations, etc.
Political satire, American--History and criticism.
PN 1992.77 .D28 / S74 2011
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Surveying scholarship on The daily show and The Colbert report / New research on The daily show and The Colbert report. Science of satire : The daily show and The Colbert report as sources of public attention to science and the environment / Making sense of The daily show : understanding the role of partisan heuristics in political comedy effects / Stoned slackers or super citizens? The daily show viewing and political engagement of young adults / Is fake news the real news? The significance of Stewart and Colbert for democratic discourse, politics, and policy / Jon Stewart a heretic? Surely you jest : political participation and discussion among viewers of late night comedy programming / Theoretical considerations. Irony and the news : speaking through cool to American youth / Wise fools : Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as modern day jesters in the American court / I am the mainstream media (and so can you!) / It's all about meme : the art of the interview and the insatiable ego of the Colbert bump / Real ethical concerns and fake news : The daily show and the challenge of the new media environment / Josh Compton -- Lauren Feldman, Anthony Leiserowitz, Edward Maibach -- Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Amy B. Becker -- Jody C. Baumgartner, Jonathan S. Morris -- Mark K. McBeth, Randy S. Clemons -- Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, Sarah E. Esralew -- Richard Van Heertum -- Julia R. Fox -- Robert T. Tally, Jr -- Kevin A. Wisniewski -- Bruce A. Williams, Michael X. Delli Carpini. Introduction:
"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 traditional sources of media, the shows' cathartic or informational function, and the ways in which these shows influence public opinion"--Provided by publisher.
9780786458868 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786458860 (softcover : alk. paper)
40019509010
2011012956
015809802 Uk
Daily show (Television program)
Colbert report (Television program)
Television comedies--History and criticism.--United States
Television comedies--Influence.--United States
Television and politics--United States.
Television news programs--Parodies, imitations, etc.
Political satire, American--History and criticism.
PN 1992.77 .D28 / S74 2011