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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Jeffrey P., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2010.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Communication, media, and politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Previous edition cataloged under title.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 311 p.).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-292) and index.
ISBN:9780742565296
0742565297
9786612479458
6612479450
1282479458
9781282479456