The daily show with Jon Stewart and audience attitude change during the 2004 party conventions

Political Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-102

  Morris, Jonathan S ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2004 party conventions; American politics; Humor; Jon Stewart; The Daily Show

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349153095     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-008-9064-y     Document Type: Article

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