The Daily show and philosophy : moments of zen in the art of fake news / edited by Jason Holt.

Other author Holt, Jason, 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
Descriptionx, 270 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

SeriesBlackwell philosophy and popculture series
Blackwell philosophy and popculture series. ^A719544
Contents Amusing ourselves to death with television news : Jon Stewart, Neil Postman, and the Huxleyan warning / Gerald J. Erion -- The fake, the false, and the fictional : The daily show as news source / Michael Gettings -- The fake news as the fifth estate / Rachael Sotos -- The good, the bad, and The daily show / Jason Zinser -- Jon Stewart and the new public intellectual / Terrance MacMullan -- Stewart and Socrates : speaking truth to power / Judith Barad -- Can The daily show save democracy? Jon Stewart as the gadfly of Gotham / Steven Michels and Michael Ventimiglia -- Jon the cynic : dog philosophy 101 / Alejandro Bárcenas -- Public discourse and the Stewart model of critical thinking / Roben Torosyan -- The Daily Show's exposé of political rhetoric / Liam P. Dempsey -- Bullshit and political spin : is the medium the massage? / Kimberly A. Blessing and Joseph J. Marren -- Bullshitting bullshitters and the bullshit they say / Andrew Sneddon -- The challenge of religious diversity in "This week in God " / Matthew S. Lopresti -- Contingency, irony, and "This week in God"? / Brad Frazier -- Evolution, schmevolution : Jon Stewart and the culture wars / Massimo Pigliucci -- America (the book) : textbook parody and democratic theory / Steve Vanderheiden -- The daily show/Colbert report guide to neologizing / Jason Holt -- Truthiness, self-deception, and intuitive knowledge / Amber L. Griffioen -- Stephen Colbert, irony, and speaking truthiness to power / Kevin S. Decker.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007017553
ISBN9781405163149 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1405163143 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN 1992.77.D28 D35 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold