Strange bedfellows [electronic resource] : how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke / Russell L. Peterson.
Peterson, Russell Leslie.
2008
PN1992.8.C66 P48 2008eb
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Title
Strange bedfellows [electronic resource] : how late-night comedy turns democracy into a joke / Russell L. Peterson.
Author
Peterson, Russell Leslie.
ISBN
9780813542843 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0813542847 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
vii, 254 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
PN1992.8.C66 P48 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.45/6170973
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-243) and index.
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