Political Satire on Television: How Political Satire Encourages Critical Awareness of Political Issues and Contributes to the Formation of a Civic Cul
Political Satire on Television: How Political Satire Encourages Critical Awareness of Political Issues and Contributes to the Formation of a Civic Cul

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the nature of political satire on UK and Italian Television, starting from the phenomenon of popular politics. It takes a new approach to the concept of political activity that needs to be revised to fit with our continuously evolving culture, the one dominated by popular media. Political satire, in particular, plays an important role in the “New Political Television” providing a level of truthfulness that cannot be accessed by traditional news programs (Jones, 2005).

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