Political satire has been an object of study for communication researchers for more than a
generation. Focused primarily on the political effects of satire exposure on attitudes and …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

News organizations increasingly depend on subscriptions, donations, memberships and
audience engagement figures, calling up the question of what kind of journalism audiences …

The present review examines whether commonalities and differences can be detected in the
content of eudaimonic entertainment. We focused on two features: the fundamental human …

Through the connection of deliberative democracy and entertainment theory this article
proposes a normatively grounded basis for research on political (entertainment) media. With …

ABSTRACT The research (N= 265) considers the effect of exposure to personalized political
comedy on the gun control debate on message discounting, perceived informativeness, and …

Can entertainment serve as a gateway to political interest and participation? In this paper,
we examine the specific case of eudaimonic entertainment experiences (ie, meaningful …

Political comedy has seen considerable upheaval during the COVID-19 era. Broadcasting
from home—or not at all—or back in an audience-less studio, comedians have adjusted …

Because social media have become a primary means by which fake news is received and
disseminated, verifying the accuracy of such news has become an increasingly critical …

This chapter will introduce different forms of experiences that can be obtained through
consumption of media entertainment. Research on entertainment theory was long been …