Curt Hersey

A History of Television News Parody in America

Nothing but the Truthiness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the first history of the television news parody genre, analyzing how these shows have functioned as critiques of television news, politics, culture, and American society, while entertaining and informing audiences. Each chapter features a case study and discussion of the genre during a particular decade.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9781793637802
• ISBN-10: 1793637806
• Artikelnr.: 70090135

Autorenporträt

By Curt Hersey

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Dedication
Table of Contents
Permissions
Acknowledgements
1. Chapter 1: Tell Me Again About the Rabbit, John
2. Chapter 2: That Was the Decade That Was: The 1960s and the Limits of
Network News Parody
3. Chapter 3: Weekend Update: Moving News Parody to Late Night
4. Chapter 4: News Parody in the 80's Multi-Channel Era: HBO's Not Necessarily
the News
5. Chapter 5: The Daily Show in the 1990s: From Kilborn to Stewart
6. Chapter 6: Stewart and Colbert in the Post-Network Era
7. Chapter 7: Passing the Torch in the 2010s: A New Generation of News Parody
Anchors
8. Chapter 8: News Parody Moving Forward
9. Bibliography