02771nam 2200661 a 450 991078597870332120200520144314.00-7425-6529-797866124794581-282-47945-8(CKB)2670000000260472(EBL)666064(OCoLC)669749102(SSID)ssj0000435991(PQKBManifestationID)12141958(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435991(PQKBWorkID)10426188(PQKB)11457808(MiAaPQ)EBC666064(Au-PeEL)EBL666064(CaPaEBR)ebr10519553(CaONFJC)MIL247945(EXLCZ)99267000000026047220090630d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEntertaining politics[electronic resource] satiric television and political engagement /Jeffrey P. Jones2nd ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefieldc20101 online resource (329 p.)Communication, media, and politicsPrevious edition cataloged under title.0-7425-6527-0 0-7425-6528-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Television and politics today -- pt. 2. Entertaining political talk -- pt. 3. Faking it (for real) in news and talk -- pt. 4. Audiences/fans/citizens.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 Communication, media, and politics.Television in politicsUnited StatesTelevision and politicsUnited StatesTelevision talk showsUnited StatesPolitical satire, AmericanTelevision in politicsTelevision and politicsTelevision talk showsPolitical satire, American.306.20973Jones Jeffrey P.1963-1530866MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785978703321Entertaining politics3783961UNINA