Strange Bedfellows: How Late-night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke
- ISBN-10
- 0813542847
- ISBN-13
- 9780813542843
- Series
- Strange Bedfellows
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 254
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Author
- Russell Leslie Peterson
Description
A significant number of Americans get some of their "news" about politics and national affairs from comedy shows. Is "infotainment" a debasement, or a replacement, for traditional news outlets?
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