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OverviewThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have attracted much interest in recent years from popular audiences as well as scholars in various disciplines. Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been named on Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. 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. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Amarnath Amarasingam , Robert W McChesneyPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.290kg ISBN: 9780786458868ISBN 10: 0786458860 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 18 May 2011 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Foreword by Robert W. McChesney Preface Introduction: Surveying Scholarship on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report JOSH COMPTON PART I. 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 PART II. 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 About the Contributors IndexReviews-sharply focused, well researched, and accessible, these essays explore the impact of the false news shows on political, cultural, and social life. Amarasingam's collection expands the growing scholarship and adds insight into these two popular and influential television programs. Highly recommended---Choice; -highly recommended---Midwest Book Review; -Today's political establishment is worthy of satirization, and, as a result, the study of political satire is necessary in order to understand our core democratic processes. Essays on Fake News advances our understanding of who is consuming political TV satire, the messages being provided by Stewart and Colbert, and the democratic effects derived from watching these important political information outlets.---R. Lance Holbert, The Ohio State University, co-author, Political Communication in the 21st Century; -Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are not only funny, they are significant forces in the contemporary practice of American politics. This volume offers an excellent study of how and why their presence matters and deserves serious scholarly attention.---Jeffrey P. Jones, Old Dominion University, author, Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Political Engagement; -For millions of people, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have become a favorite source of news, information, and political commentary. The contributors to this collection help us both to better understand why, and to think through the potential effects of so many people's fascination with Stewart and Colbert. The result is a thought-provoking book that any student, fan, or skeptic of the two shows should have on the shelf.---Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, author, From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News; -This is an essential collection of articles, with lots of data, for anyone interested in how fake news works and what it does to people.---John Morreall, College of William and Mary, author, Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor. sharply focused, well researched, and accessible, these essays explore the impact of the false news shows on political, cultural, and social life. Amarasingam's collection expands the growing scholarship and adds insight into these two popular and influential television programs. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>; highly recommended --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; Today's political establishment is worthy of satirization, and, as a result, the study of political satire is necessary in order to understand our core democratic processes. <i>Essays on Fake News</i> advances our understanding of who is consuming political TV satire, the messages being provided by Stewart and Colbert, and the democratic effects derived from watching these important political information outlets. --R. Lance Holbert, The Ohio State University, co-author, <i>Political Communication in the 21st Century</i>; Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are not only funny, they are significant forces in the contemporary practice of American politics. This volume offers an excellent study of how and why their presence matters and deserves serious scholarly attention. --Jeffrey P. Jones, Old Dominion University, author, <i>Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Political Engagement</i>; For millions of people, <i>The Daily Show</i> and <i>The Colbert Report</i> have become a favorite source of news, information, and political commentary. The contributors to this collection help us both to better understand why, and to think through the potential effects of so many people's fascination with Stewart and Colbert. The result is a thought-provoking book that any student, fan, or skeptic of the two shows should have on the shelf. --Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, author, <i>From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News</i>; This is an essential collection of articles, with lots of data, for anyone interested in how fake news works and what it does to people. --John Morreall, College of William and Mary, author, <i>Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor</i>. sharply focused, well researched, and accessible, these essays explore the impact of the false news shows on political, cultural, and social life. Amarasingam's collection expands the growing scholarship and adds insight into these two popular and influential television programs. Highly recommended --Choice; highly recommended --Midwest Book Review; Today's political establishment is worthy of satirization, and, as a result, the study of political satire is necessary in order to understand our core democratic processes. Essays on Fake News advances our understanding of who is consuming political TV satire, the messages being provided by Stewart and Colbert, and the democratic effects derived from watching these important political information outlets. --R. Lance Holbert, The Ohio State University, co-author, Political Communication in the 21st Century; Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are not only funny, they are significant forces in the contemporary practice of American politics. This volume offers an excellent study of how and why their presence matters and deserves serious scholarly attention. --Jeffrey P. Jones, Old Dominion University, author, Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Political Engagement; For millions of people, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have become a favorite source of news, information, and political commentary. The contributors to this collection help us both to better understand why, and to think through the potential effects of so many people's fascination with Stewart and Colbert. The result is a thought-provoking book that any student, fan, or skeptic of the two shows should have on the shelf. --Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, author, From Cronkite to Colbert: The Evolution of Broadcast News; This is an essential collection of articles, with lots of data, for anyone interested in how fake news works and what it does to people. --John Morreall, College of William and Mary, author, Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor. Author InformationAmarnath Amarasingam is a doctoral candidate in the Laurier-Waterloo Ph.D. program in religious studies and holds a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada doctoral fellowship. He has published articles in Studies in Religion, The Journal of Contemporary Religion, Canadian Ethnic Studies, Muslim Minority Affairs, The Journal of Religion and Film, and Mental Health, Religion, and Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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