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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have attracted much interest in recent years from popular audiences as well as scholars in various disciplines. Both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been named on Time magazine's list of the most influential people in the world. The ten essays in this interdisciplinary collection explore the issues engendered by the popularity of entertainment news, including the role of satire in politics, the declining level of trust in traditional sources of media, the shows'cathartic or informational function, and the ways in which these shows influence public opinion. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author

Amarnath Amarasingam

Publisher

Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780786486687

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Political Science

Rating

3.35 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14