The second edition of this handbook is designed to fulfill three purposes. First, the volume is
intended to chart the progress in thinking about media ethics. What began as a largely …

This study explored whether satire (an emotional blend of humor/indignation) can minimize
the emotional tradeoffs researchers have documented for humorous appeals about climate …

Objective The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between viewing late
night political humor and political participation. Methods We used various measures of …

The present investigation combines cognitive dissonance theory with entertainment-
education frameworks to study selection and effects of news. Selective exposure to satirical …

Conventional definitions of corporate hypocrisy focus on decoupling talk and action;
incidences where an organization's 'talk'does not match its 'walk'. However, in the context of …

Despite its cultural reach and influence, comedy may not be well-understood in
communication and public engagement efforts for social justice challenges. Research about …

Objectives As a significant component of protest culture, protest placards illustrate the way
protesters see, understand and share their environmental concerns, and the School Strike 4 …

This study broaches the question of the impact of televised political satire as perceived by
viewers. It offers a new perspective: the differing perceptions of citizens and the …

This article offers points of intersection and difference across communication research on
political comedy. Based on our findings, we argue that political comedy scholarship can be …

Satire represents a form of public discourse that invites critical judgment of some
sociopolitical folly, absurdity, or contradiction. Through devices like exaggeration, irony, and …