Essays about: "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"

Found 2 essays containing the words Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

1. 1. Credibility in Comedy is No Joke : A multimodal study of the credibility of, and communication campaign manifested in, the political satire program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Emma Andersson; [2018]
   Keywords : communication campaign theory; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; multimodality analysis; source credibility theory; subjective news;

   Abstract : Research into political satire programs show that they can be informative in the same way traditional news inform citizens and that the audience trust the information told by satirists. The political satire program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has inspired the phenomenon ‘the John Oliver Effect’ due to comedian John Oliver’s ability to influence the world of politics and beyond with his in-depth investigations in serious subjects. READ MORE

3. 2. Serious news - a laughing matter? : How four segments from the satirical news program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were portrayed in American news outlets

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Emma Andersson; [2016]
   Keywords : framing analysis; genres; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; news; satire;

   Abstract : Satirical news programs are a very popular concept where people tune in to them for a laugh and might leave with a bit more knowledge on the subjects reported. With the popularity of such shows growing the media’s covering of them grows as well. The question is then how the media portrays these satirical news shows. READ MORE