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Tables, Boxes, and Figures | p. xi |
Preface: The "Truthiness" of American Politics | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxiii |
Foundations: Humor and Politics | |
The Influence of "Infoenterpropagainment": Exploring the Power of Political Satire as a Distinct Form of Political Humor | p. 3 |
Serious Comedy: Expanding the Boundaries of Political Discourse | p. 21 |
More Than Laughing? Survey of Political Humor Effects Research | p. 39 |
Political Humor in the World Beyond Television | |
Political Cartoons: Zeitgeists and the Creation and Recycling of Satirical Symbols | p. 67 |
New Humor, Old School Style: A Content Analysis of the Political Cues Offered by The Onion on the 2000 and 2004 Elections | p. 81 |
Vote for Pedro: Film Comedy, Youth, and Electoral Politics | p. 97 |
Air Amusement versus Web Wit: Comparing the Use of Humor in 2004 Political Advertising on Television and the Internet | p. 117 |
American Youth and the Effects of Online Political Humor | p. 131 |
Ready for Prime Time? Televised Political Humor | |
Our First Cartoon President: Bill Clinton and the Politics of Late Night Comedy | p. 151 |
Political Punditry in Punchlines: Late Night Comics Take on the 2004 Presidential Debates | p. 171 |
A Culture War in TV Land? The Sitcom Viewing Habits of Bush and Kerry Voters | p. 187 |
The ABCs of the The Simpsons and Politics: Apathy of Citizens, Basic Government Leaders, and Collective Interests | p. 211 |
Saturday Night Live and Presidential Elections | p. 229 |
The Daily Show as the New Journalism: In Their Own Words | p. 241 |
Does It Really Matter? The Effects of Late Night Televised Humor | |
Late Night Comedy Television Shows as News Sources: What the Polls Say | p. 263 |
"It's Better Than Being Informed": College-Aged Viewers of The Daily Show | p. 279 |
The Political Effects of Late Night Comedy and Talk Shows | p. 295 |
The Daily Show and Attitudes toward the News Media | p. 315 |
Conclusion: Why Political Humor Is Serious Business | p. 333 |
Editors | p. 343 |
Contributors | p. 345 |
Index | p. 355 |
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