Dissertation presentation: POLITICAL SATIRE AND POLITICAL NEWS:ENTERTAINING, ACCIDENTALLY REPORTING OR BOTH?The Case of The Daily Show with John Stewart (TDS)

POLITICAL SATIRE AND POLITICAL NEWS: ENTERTAINING, ACCIDENTALLY REPORTING OR BOTH? The Case of The Daily Show with John Stewart (TDS) Dissertation Presentation Dana Neacsu April 13, 2011 Advisor Dr. John V. Pavlik

Defense Presentation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Background information The Rise of Comic Narratives as Journalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Rise of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – TDS v. SNL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Literature review -- CCEPS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CCEPS Literature Review: Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

a. TDS’ comedic narrative promotes critical thinking and political activism. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

2. TDS’s comedic narrative promotes its truth-telling critical function ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

3. Empirical data supports the view that TDS encourages critical thinking and political activism (voting; emailing) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Non-CCEPS literature: Insufficient reliable data to support the claim that TDS encourages either critical thinking or political activism. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Excursus and Rationale: Does TDS Generate a pre-Established Reading ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Research Objectives - TWO ,[object Object],[object Object]

Definitions and Conceptual Framework – Televised Comedy and Its Polysemy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Polysemy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satire and the Audience’s Meaning Making Participation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Research Questions: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data Collection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data analysis Methodology: Multiple Methods (Pavlik & Szántó 1994) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Question 1: ,[object Object],[object Object]

Example of Data Analysis: “ Clusterf#@k to the Poor House" segment, Sept. 25, 2008 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Comparative Textual Analysis: TDS v. Mainstream Media ,[object Object],[object Object]

Question 2: ,[object Object],[object Object]

Data collection – Methodology -Tertiary Texts ,[object Object],[object Object]

Example of Data Analysis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Limits of the Present Research – Further Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References (Cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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