The news about comedy: Young audiences, the Daily Show, and evolving notions of journalism

Journalism

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-427

  Feldman, Lauren ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical incident; Journalism; Late night comedy; News and entertainment; Stewart; The Daily Show; Young audiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049205601     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884907078655     Document Type: Article

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