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The Funniest Pages - International Perspectives on Humor in Journalism (Hardcover, New edition)
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The Funniest Pages - International Perspectives on Humor in Journalism (Hardcover, New edition)
Series: Mass Communication & Journalism, 20
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Charles Dickens, celebrated novelist and journalist, believed that
his greatest ability as a writer was to make people laugh. Yet, to
date, humor has been strangely marginalized in journalism,
communication and media studies. This innovative book draws
together the work of seventeen writers to show that, starting in
the 1640s during the English Civil War, and continuing through to
the present time, humor has indeed been an important ingredient of
journalism. Countries studied include Australia, Britain, Canada,
Chile and the United States. The Funniest Pages is divided into
four sections: "Seriously Funny, From Past to Present," "Unsolemn
Columnists," "This Sporting Life" and a final section, "Have Mouse,
Will Laugh," which looks at humor in online journalism. Chapters
examine Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and the birth of social and
political satire; Allen Ginsberg, Mad magazine, and the culture
wars of the 1950s; John Clarke and the power of satire in
journalism, and more.
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