Annotated Bibliography
Baym, Geoffrey. "The Daily Show: Discursive Integration and the Reinvention of Political Journalism." Political Communication, 22(3) (2005): 259-276.
The article informed about disappearing boundaries between politics, pop culture and entertainment. During earlier time programs containing political information & news were completely different from the programs designed for entertainment. Programs containing mix of politics and comedy are gaining popularity, and liked by the people. The article informed about how fake news is utilized in comedy shows, and make audience sometime confused. The emerging media or entertainment can be described by the multiplying technological forces, discursive integration and economy amalgamation. Merger of comedy and humor with the politics, is creating challenges for the media focused on serving real and serious political news to the people. The article discusses how preferences of the people is changing, rising popularity of humorous political depicts that nature of media is changing in 21st century.
Cao, X., and Brewer, P.R. "Political Comedy Shows and Public Participation in Politics." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 20(1) (2008): 90-99.
Cao, The source informed about how political content is being utilized in comedy programs. These programs present political humor to the public. The study mentioned that comedy programs based on politics are influential and capable to alter the public opinion about politics. Political comedy programs can reduce the participation of public in real politics because they are more focused on criticizing political actions than creating awareness on politics. The primary objective of programs such as Saturday night live is to attract audience and gain popularity. Such programs are focused on humor coverage of political events, and often mislead the audience in wrong direction.
Gray, J., Jones, J.P., and Thompson, E. Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era. New York: NYU Press, 2009.
Gray, the book informs about how comedy is becoming political, and serious politics is going funny. The book provides information on various aspects associated with politics and comedy such as present form of satire and state, and use of fake news in comedy. The book presents analysis of different entertainment shows on politics, articles and studies. The book informs how role of media has changed over a period of time and interest of audience has diversified. Political news in the history was never related with comedy, but media linked both. The book is useful in understanding nature & role of emerging media, and impact of humorous politics on the audience. The media is now not limited to just making people informed and aware, however it started focusing making audience laugh even while watching serious content.
Greene, Doyle. Politics and the American Television Comedy: A Critical Survey from I Love Lucy Through South Park. USA: McFarland & Company, 2008.
Greene, The book evaluates the unique and evolving relationship between comedy, humor and politics through conducting an analysis of various television programs based on comedy and politics. The book mentioned that unconventional form of comedy is unique in the style. Such programs are capable to attract attention of the viewers, but may be very informative. The source is useful as it informs how comedy and politics are used by the media just to attract people and not to make them inform.
Guggenheim, L., Kwak, N., & Campbell, S.W. "Nontraditional News Negativity: The Relationship of Entertaining Political News Use to Political Cynicism and Mistrust." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 23(3) (2011): 287-314.
Guggenheim, the article provide deep insight on relationship between politics and comedy. The authors said that majority of people criticize presentation of political news in humorous manner. However, few studies are conducted to explore this relation. This article analyzes three types of nontraditional, contemporary news that presents information in comic manner: cable opinion news, satirical news, and comedy talk shows. The article also analyzed relationship between three types of news and sarcasm & political mistrust. The authors supported their argument by presenting collected using survey on 777 respondents. The article is helpful in understanding how comedy is positively related with systematic cynicism. It also decrease trust of people on news media.
Matthews, Nicole. Comic Politics: Gender in Hollywood Comedy After the New Right. New York: Manchester University Press, 2000.
The book informs how technology such as rubber faces are used by the present media, and how those faces help us in bringing flexibility. In book, the concept was applied on politics and comedy. The book provides critical analysis on how comedy is utilized in the Hollywood films. The source is very helpful in understanding different dimensions of media and utilization comedy. The media can make even serious information funny.
Tsfati, Y., Tukachinsky, R., & Peri, Y. "Exposure to News, Political Comedy, and Entertainment Talk Shows: Concern about Security and Political Mistrust." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 21(4) (2009): 399-423.
Tsfati, The article discusses how people’s exposure to news, political humor, and talk shows raising the concerns associated with political mistrust and national security. The article provides analysis of research studies conducted on the subject in the past. The authors supported their argument with the data collected by conducting a primary survey on around 512 respondents. The study provides information on how talk shows create problems for national security in America, and comedy decrease the trust of people on politics and politician. However, Political contain in the news is not positively related with security concerns and mistrust. The source is very useful in understanding the relationship between politics, entertainment and comedy.
Works Cited
Baym, Geoffrey. "The Daily Show: Discursive Integration and the Reinvention of Political Journalism." Political Communication, 22(3) (2005): 259-276.
Cao, X., and Brewer, P.R. "Political Comedy Shows and Public Participation in Politics." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 20(1) (2008): 90-99.
Gray, J., Jones, J.P., and Thompson, E. Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era. New York: NYU Press, 2009.
Greene, Doyle. Politics and the American Television Comedy: A Critical Survey from I Love Lucy Through South Park. USA: McFarland & Company, 2008.
Guggenheim, L., Kwak, N., & Campbell, S.W. "Nontraditional News Negativity: The Relationship of Entertaining Political News Use to Political Cynicism and Mistrust." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 23(3) (2011): 287-314.
Matthews, Nicole. Comic Politics: Gender in Hollywood Comedy After the New Right. New York: Manchester University Press, 2000.
Tsfati, Y., Tukachinsky, R., & Peri, Y. "Exposure to News, Political Comedy, and Entertainment Talk Shows: Concern about Security and Political Mistrust." Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research, 21(4) (2009): 399-423
