Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape

Jody C Baumgartner is Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of political science at East Carolina University. Amy B. Becker is associate professor in the Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland.

• Introduction: Still Good for a Laugh? Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape Jody C Baumgartner and Amy B. Becker Section I: Comedy, Advocacy, Journalism, or Something Else Entirely? It’s Not Just Entertainment AnymoreChapter 1: The Rise of Advocacy Satire Don J. WaisanenChapter 2: Journalist or Jokester? An Analysis of Last Week Tonight with John OliverJulia R. FoxChapter 3: Partisan Trends in Late Night HumorS. Robert Lichter and Stephen J. FarnsworthSection II: Impacting Citizenship: The Effects of Exposure to Political Comedy on Democratic EngagementChapter 4: The Limits of Attitude Change: Political Humor during the 2016 CampaignJody C BaumgartnerChapter 5: Interviews and Viewing Motivations: Exploring Connections between Political Satire, Perceived Learning, and Elaborative ProcessingAmy B. BeckerChapter 6: Inoculation against/with Political HumorJosh ComptonSection III: Humor Appreciation: Audience Responses to Political ComedyChapter 7: The Political Ethology of Debate Humor and Audience Laughter: Understanding Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Their AudiencesPatrick A. Stewart, Reagan Dye, and Austin EubanksChapter 8: The Joke is on You: Satire and BlowbackSophia A. McClennenChapter 9: What is Funny to Whom? Applying an Integrative Theoretical Framework to the Study of Political Humor AppreciationChristiane GrillSection IV: It’s Gone Global: International Perspectives on Political ComedyChapter 10: Political Entertainment in Comparative Perspective: Exploring the Applicability of the Gateway Hypothesis across Media SystemsMichael A. Xenos, Patricia Moy, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, and Julian Meuller-Herbst Chapter 11: The Causes and Consequences of Affinity for Political HumorMark BoukesChapter 12: Freedom of the Press in Israeli and American SatireEdo SteinbergSection V: Prospects for a New Generation of Laughter: The Evolution of Political Comedy Chapter 13: A New Generation of Satire Consumers?: A Socialization Approach to Youth Exposure to News SatireStephanie A. EdgerlyChapter 14: The Context for Comedy: Presidential Candidates and Comedy TelevisionMichael ParkinChapter 15: The Ides of September: Jimmy Fallon, Donald Trump, and the Changing Politics of Late Night TelevisionJonathan S. MorrisConclusion: Looking Ahead to the Future: Why Laughing Will Matter Even More in the Decade to ComeAmy B. Becker and Jody C BaumgartnerIndexAbout the Contributors

In Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape: A New Generation of Research, Baumgartner and Becker have succeeded in compiling a theoretically and methodologically rich body of work from today's preeminent scholars of political humor and satire. The volume features cutting edge experimental and survey research as well as content and rhetorical analysis to explore the predictors and effects of exposure to political humor and the strategic use of humor by political figures. This important work is a must-have for those working in the area of political humor content, processing, and effects.