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Test Statistics. Multiple Choice Average = 50% Short Answer Average = 79% Essay Average = 86% Exam Average = 68%. Midterm evaluation Report. Most helpful to class: Powerpoint slides and videos = 9 Blogs = 5 Discussion = 4 Course content is relevant = 4 Least helpful to class: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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TEST STATISTICS Multiple Choice Average = 50% Short Answer Average = 79% Essay Average = 86% Exam Average = 68%
MIDTERM EVALUATION REPORT Most helpful to class:
Powerpoint slides and videos = 9 Blogs = 5 Discussion = 4 Course content is relevant = 4
Least helpful to class: Blogs = 3 Book = 2
Improvement More discussion = 3
POLITICS & ENTERTAINMENT MEDIADr. Kristen LandrevilleMon. 10/4 & Wed. 10/6Laughing Matters Ch. 1-2
TRANSITION FROM BENNETT TO LAUGHING MATTERSBennett’s ComplaintsDecline of hard newsRise of soft news4 information biases
Focus of Laughing MattersSoft news, political humor, satireSoft news defined as:
“…personality driven, focuses on sensationalism and drama rather than facts, and conveys less public affairs information to its audience than hard news.” (Laughing Matters, p. 3)
DEFINING POLITICAL HUMOR What are the characteristics and criteria?
Funny Makes you laugh, smile, feel good
Politically-oriented What is political then? Issues that are controversial
Example Jay Leno on President Bush http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7yFZ-7HwI Al Franken’s Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
DEFINING POLITICAL SATIRE How is it different than political humor?1. Aggressive, Attacking, Offensive
People, institutions, and processes2. Judgment, Criticism
Reveals weaknesses of the target Doesn’t necessarily offer solutions
3. Play Construct a game Strategies include: distortion, caricatures, surprise
4. Laughter Makes persuasion possible
5. Audience Knowledge Need to be “in on the joke”
POLITICAL SATIRE IN AMERICA Satire is artful political critique Political satire is thriving
The Simpsons 1989-2010 South Park 1997-2010 Family Guy 1999-2010 The Daily Show 1996-2010 Saturday Night Live 1975-2010
2006 White House Correspondents’ Dinner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y97-37xfMo&feature=related Discussion & Comments What larger commentary is he making about the President? About the News Media?
POLITICS & ENTERTAINMENT MEDIADr. Kristen LandrevilleMon. 10/4 & Wed. 10/6Laughing Matters Ch. 1-2
BRIEF HISTORY OF SATIRE Early Greece
Plato: It’s magic, need legal penalties. Early Rome
2 Types: Horatian and Juvenalian Augustus’ ban and punishment by death
Britain bans it in Middle Ages Now
Literary art form, its own genre Muhammad cartoons
South Park - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4mi2Ea_7o Larry King debate - http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=C1SAl0NVEHQ&feature=related
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT #9 Discussing the VALUE of soft news, humor, and satire
In groups of 3-4, discuss and make a list for:1. The arguments FOR soft news, humor, and satire2. The arguments AGAINST soft news, humor, and satire
THE VALUE OF SOFT NEWS, HUMOR, & SATIREArguments FOR Arguments AGAINST Bypass traditional emphasis
on process and strategy Allow a political dialogue Ask substantive questions Attract the politically
uninterested and unengaged Increase knowledge Persuasive because stealth 5th estate – Media watchdogs
Exposure without awareness High knowledge required
(sometimes) Encourage cynicism and
apathy Open for interpretation Biased information
processing Confirms one’s beliefs
POLITICS & ENTERTAINMENT MEDIADr. Kristen LandrevilleMon. 10/4 & Wed. 10/6Laughing Matters Ch. 1-2
MODERNITYThe Concept of “Modernity”Distinct Spheres
Science, Politics (Morality), & ArtJournalism
Empirically searching for political truth; 4th estateNews Content
Serious, detached, dispassionateCitizens
Use journalism to decide, debate, and engage Rationally-based political thinking
Economics News as a “loss”, entertainment as a “gain”
POST-MODERNITYBeyond ModernityBlended Spheres – Hybridization Journalism
Declining objectivity, increasing punditryNews Content
Politics as “sport” and “theater”Citizens
Use journalism to support prior beliefs, audience fragmentation Emotionally-based political thinking
Economics Mega-media conglomerates
POST-MODERN STYLE WITH MODERNIST INTENTIONSPolitical humor and satire today has…Post-modern style
Serious comedy Blends entertainment with news Adds emotion to rational arguments
WITHModernist intentions
Faith in fact, accountability, and truth Pro citizen-engagement Advocates critical debate Demands journalistic improvement
BLOG POST #6DUE MON. 10/11 Topic: Value of late-night comedians in a democracy Read 2 news stories
Jon Stewart’s upcoming rally Critique of late-night comedians in democracy
Respond to 4 broad questions How frequently do you watch late-night comedy shows? What is your reaction to Jon Stewart’s rally? In a larger sense, what value do you think late-night comedians are to a
democratic society? Can you make any connections to what you learned from the first part of
this class (i.e., Bennett’s book on the news media and the four information biases)?
FOR NEXT TIME… Fri. 10/8 Laughing Matters, Ch. 13-14