Does late night political humor matter? Are late-night comedians merely entertaining, or do they have the power to influence the way we think about politics and politicians? Politics Is a Joke! situates late night comedy in the historical context of political humor and demonstrates how the public turn to this venue for political information, and are in turn affected by it.Using exclusive data collected by the Center for Media and Public Affairs, the authors conduct a detai...

In The Global President: International Communication and the US Government, scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter and Roland Schatz provide an expansive international examination of news coverage of US political communication, and the roles the US government and the Presidency play in an increasingly communicative and interconnected political world. This comprehensive yet concise text will engage and inform students in many intersecting disciplines, as it includes analyses of n...

Political humor has been a staple of late-night television for decades. The Trump White House, however, has received significantly greater attention than that of past presidents, such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and even Bill Clinton. In response to Trump’s strident politics, late-night comics, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon, have sounded key policy notes, further blurring the boundary between news and satire. Weekly humorists, including John Oli...

In the past decade various studies have examined how political humor may influence various political attitudes and voting behavior; whether it affects learning, cognition and media literacy, how it might shape political participation; how people process different forms of political humor; and more. This book is devoted to anticipating and addressing where the field of political humor and its effects will move in the next generation of scholarship, exploring the continued evolution of the s...

This book traces the trajectory of late-night political humor, which has long been a staple of entertainment television and is now a prominent part of social media political discourse, especially when it comes to the presidency. From Richard Nixon on Laugh-In to Donald Trump’s avatar on Saturday Night Live, this book takes the next step and considers how late-night comedy treats Joe Biden, the new American president who strives to restore a civil public tone but offers fa...

Het luisterboek 'Start vandaag met lichter leven' is ook in twee delen beschikbaar. Dit is het tweede deel.In het overweldigende aanbod aan spirituele cursussen, websites, stromingen, leraren en tradities raak je de weg gemakkelijk kwijt. Met ‘Start vandaag met lichter leven’ geeft Robert Bruggeman je een waardevolle leidraad om op een bewuste manier je eigen (levens)pad te volgen. Het gaat erom dat je dichter bij je kern komt. Dat je (nog) authentieker wordt. Dat je ontdekt wat de...

Including late-breaking data from the Iraq occupation and the disastrous CBS News reports on Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard Service, acclaimed media scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter examine news coverage of military policy, economic policy, and scandals from the last four U.S. presidencies, including the current controversial administration. Using a quarter-century of content analysis data, the authors demonstrate how the White House dominates Capitol Hill o...

The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to network news, the authors examine online news, cable television, talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years. Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide variety of outlets, hav...

Het luisterboek 'Start vandaag met lichter leven' is ook in twee delen beschikbaar. Dit is het eerste deel.In het overweldigende aanbod aan spirituele cursussen, websites, stromingen, leraren en tradities raak je de weg gemakkelijk kwijt. Met ‘Start vandaag met lichter leven’ geeft Robert Bruggeman je een waardevolle leidraad om op een bewuste manier je eigen (levens)pad te volgen. Het gaat erom dat je dichter bij je kern komt. Dat je (nog) authentieker wordt. Dat je ontdekt wat de...

In het overweldigende aanbod aan spirituele cursussen, websites, stromingen, leraren en tradities raak je de weg gemakkelijk kwijt. Met ‘Start vandaag met lichter leven’ geeft Robert Bruggeman je een waardevolle leidraad om op een bewuste manier je eigen (levens)pad te volgen. Het gaat erom dat je dichter bij je kern komt. Dat je (nog) authentieker wordt. Dat je ontdekt wat de kracht van kwetsbaarheid is en dat je betekenis en wijsheid in je leven omarmt. Door zijn eigen zoektocht in kaart...

The line dividing public life and private behavior in American politics is more blurred than ever. When it comes to questions about sex, substance abuse and family life, anything goes on the political desk in many newsrooms, including uncorroborated hearsay disguised as news. But some stories still never make it into print or on the air. What are the rules for politicians and journalists in the aftermath of Washington's biggest sex scandal?Peepshow looks behind the scenes ...

Kennt das Schicksal keine Gnade? Der berührende Familienroman »Die Lichter der Nacht« von Robert J. Wiersema jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Im Schlaf sieht sie aus wie ein Engel ... Für Karen Barret bricht eine Welt zusammen, als ihre kleine Tochter Sherry sich von ihrer Hand losreißt und vor einen Truck läuft. Wie durch ein Wunder überlebt Sherry ihre schweren Verletzungen - doch fortan liegt sie im Koma. Während Karen sie zuhause pflegt und fest daran glaubt, dass ihre Tochter wieder aufw...