The Influence of “Infoenterpropagainment”: Exploring the power of political satire as a distinct form of political humor

Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-20

  Caufield, Rachel Paine ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951840774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203942291     Document Type: Chapter

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