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Lädt ... The Stewart / Colbert Effect: Essays on the Real Impacts of Fake Newsvon Amarnath Amarasingam
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. The continued popularity and cultural relevance of The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report is a source of bemusement to some and concern to others. In some ways, both shows have enjoyed surprising longevity for comedy programs. Some people are concerned, though, by the impact of the cynical humor on political participation, particularly on a generation where many, according to anecdotal evidence, get their news mostly from these two faux newscasts on Comedy Central.Scholars have taken notice of this conventional wisdom and are beginning to study the two programs' impacts on politics and journalism. Several recent examinations are collected in "The Stewart/Colbert Effect: Essays on the Real Impacts of Fake News." After an overview of previous scholarship, there are ten essays attempting to judge the influence of these programs on such matters as partisanship, civic discourse, television journalism. The ten essays are evenly split between, first, social science examinations and, then, theoretical considerations. Unfortunately, this creates a book with very different halves, and many readers will probably favor one half over the other, depending on their preferred approach to such matters. In general, I appreciated the more theoretical essays, in part because I found some of the social science articles a bit repetitive (though, admittedly, that is a risk when essays from different contributors are assembled in a volume such as this). That said, the most important piece in the book is likely the first one, which considers the amount of airtime given to scientific issues on both television programs. The contributors, Lauren Feldman, Anthony Leiserowitz, and Edward Maibach, offer data that The Daily Show and The Colbert Report devote more attention than other television news organizations and suggest that they use their comedy as a hook to provide serious education on such issues as technology, the environment, and global warming. The theoretical articles each seek to deconstruct the approaches of the two fake news shows, and are generally to be applauded for making that less arduous reading than it might be -- after all, what is fun about trying to explain how a joke works? Among these, though, the best is an exploration of the interview styles of both Stewart and Colbert, which highlights the opportunity that Colbert's character performance allows him to ask questions other television interviewers cannot ask, leading frequently to more free-flowing conversations than seen in most promotional interviews for book or movie releases. (I quibble only that the author does not credit the influence of David Letterman in this practice.) In sum, the solid academic articles will interest those looking for a scholarly considerations of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, but will be a disappointment to more casual fans hoping for light-hearted approaches, which are almost non-existent in these very serious essays. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. Interesting collection of essays on the effects of Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert. These two have changed a lot, and many people now rely on them for news consumption. What does this mean? That is what these essays cover, the broad and specific effects of the dynamic fake news duo. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. After reading the Foreword, Preface and Introduction of this Early Reviewer selection I was tempted to forego the remainder of the book. Its style was rather academic and dry making it difficult to focus on the subject at hand. Fortunately, I endured and began reading the essays/studies, all pertaining to politics as comedy and the possible benefits of satire, as seen on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show and Steve Colbert's The Colbert Report, in educating viewers. The most rewarding portion of each essay is the "Discussion" section where all the scientific Tables, Tests and Graphs are broken down into laymen's terms. Using the 2008 presidential campaign the studies demonstrate how hero's and villain's are created and marketed and through satire the layers of what is called real news is peeled back "to reveal, with silliness, the silliness of the supposedly important issue". After reading these essay's I'll be looking at the 2012 presidential campaign with learned eyes.Would I recommend........................Hardly, if this book were as entertaining as the shows it is studying it would certainly be more mainstream and easier to read, still I'm glad it fell into my hands. Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. Very interesting, although most definitely not for the general reader. While the topics covered are both intriguing and important, they are clearly geared toward the student of political science. While not incomprehensible to the non-academic reader, it is not light reading. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"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"--Provided by publisher. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Stuff like this should have been caught and addressed by the editor. However, since this volume reflects an uneasy tension between accessibility to the layman and academic structure, I think things like this fell through the cracks.
Worth a read if you're interested in the topic, but people with a social science background shouldn't expect professional-level work. ( )