Strange bedfellows : how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke / Russell L. Peterson.
A significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets?
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
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©2008.
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| Summary: | A significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813544762 0813544769 1281776521 9781281776525 9786611776527 6611776524 |
| Language: | English. |