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The Stewart by Amarnath Amarasingam is a humor available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Stewart about?

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. "Today's political establishment is worthy of satirization, and, as a result, the study of political satire is necessary in order to understand our core democratic processes. Essays on Fake News advances our understanding of who is consuming political TV satire, the messages being provided by Stewart and Colbert, and the democratic effects derived from watching these important political information outlets." - **R. Lance Holbert**, The Ohio State University, co-author, __Political Communication in the 21st Century__"Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are not only funny, th

Who reads The Stewart?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Amarnath Amarasingam
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780786458868
Category
humor
Subjects
History, Political Science, Performing Arts
Rating
3.35 / 5 (32 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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