ISBN:
9780742565296
,
9780742565272
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 313 Seiten)
Edition:
Second edition
Series Statement:
Communication, media, and politics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Jones, Jeffrey P., 1963 - Entertaining politics
DDC:
306.20973
Keywords:
Political satire, American
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
;
USA
;
Politik
;
Massenmedien
;
Volkskultur
Abstract:
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 proven themselves viable forms of alternative reporting and critical means for ascertaining truth, and in the process, questioning the legitimacy of news media's role as the primary mediator of political life. The book also addresses the persistent claims that these programs have cynical effects and create misinformed young citizens, demonstrating instead how such programming provide for an informed, active, and meaningful citizenship. The new edition takes account of the many changes that have occurred in television and political culture since Entertaining Politics' initial release.
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- I TELEVISION AND POLITICS TODAY -- 1 The Changing Face of Politics on Television -- 2 Rethinking Television's Relationship to Civic Engagement -- II ENTERTAINING POLITICAL TALK -- 3 From Insiders to Outsiders -- 4 New Political Television -- 5 The Competing Senses of Political Insiders and Outsiders -- 6 Changing the Conversation -- III FAKING IT (FOR REAL) IN NEWS AND TALK -- 7 Muckraking Through Fake Newsmagazines -- 8 Fake News vs. Real News -- 9 Faux Real and Faux Play -- IV AUDIENCES/FANS/CITIZENS -- 10 Viewer Engagement Beyond Information Acquisition -- 11 The Expanding and Contested Boundaries of New Political Television -- Appendix Methodology for Audience Research -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; PART I. TELEVISION AND POLITICS TODAY; Chapter 1. The Changing Face of Politics on Television; Chapter 2. Rethinking Television's Relationship to Civic Engagement; PART II. ENTERTAINING POLITICAL TALK; Chapter 3. From Insiders to Outsiders: The Transformation of Political Talk on Television; Chapter 4. New Political Television: Questioning News Media's Regime of Truth; Chapter 5. The Competing Senses of Political Insiders and Outsiders; Chapter 6. Changing the Conversation: The Daily Show's Interviews and Interrogations
Description / Table of Contents:
PART III. FAKING IT (FOR REAL) IN NEWS AND TALKChapter 7. Muckraking Through Fake Newsmagazines: Michael Moore's Satire TV; Chapter 8. Fake News vs. Real News: The Case of The Daily Show and CNN; Chapter 9. Faux Real and Faux Play: The Parody of Punditry in The Colbert Report; PART IV. AUDIENCES/FANS/CITIZENS; Chapter 10. Viewer Engagement Beyond Information Acquisition: Celebrity, Talk, and Play; Chapter 11. The Expanding and Contested Boundaries of New Political Television; Appendix. Methodology for Audience Research; Notes; Index; About the Author
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=666064
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