Political humor in a changing media landscape : a new generation of research /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Baumgartner, Jody C., 1958- (Editor), Becker, Amy, 1978- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
Series:Lexington studies in political communication.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : still good for a laugh? : political humor in a changing media landscape / Jody C Baumgartner and Amy B. Becker
  • The rise of advocacy satire / Don J. Waisanen
  • Journalist or jokester? : an analysis of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver / Julia R. Fox
  • Partisan trends in late night humor / S. Robert Lichter and Stephen J. Farnsworth
  • The limits of attitude change : political humor during the 2016 campaign / Jody C Baumgartner
  • Interviews and viewing motivations : exploring connections between political satire, perceived learning, and elaborative processing / Amy B. Becker
  • Inoculation against/with political humor / Josh Compton
  • The political ethology of debate humor and audience laughter : understanding Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and their audiences / Patrick A. Stewart, Reagan G. Dye, and Austin D. Eubanks
  • The joke is on you : satire and blowback / Sophia A. McClennen
  • What is funny to whom? : applying an integrative theoretical framework to the study of political humor appreciation / Christiane Grill
  • Political entertainment in comparative perspective : exploring the applicability of the gateway hypothesis across media systems / Michael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Julian Meuller-Herbst
  • The causes and consequences of affinity for political humor / Mark Boukes
  • Freedom of the press in Israeli and American satire / Edo Steinberg
  • A new generation of satire consumers? : a socialization approach to youth exposure to news satire / Stephanie A. Edgerly
  • The context for comedy : presidential candidates and comedy television / Michael Parkin
  • The ides of September : Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump, and the changing politics of late night television / Jonathan S. Morris
  • Conclusion : looking ahead to the future : why laughing and political humor will matter even more in the decade to come / Amy B. Becker and Jody C Baumgartner.