{"product_id":"mass-communication-and-journalism-international-perspectives-on-humor-in-journalism-hardcover","title":"Mass Communication and Journalism: International Perspectives on Humor in Journalism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee B. Becker\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eDavid Swick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRichard Lance Keeble\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Funniest Pages\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and the culture wars of the 1950s; John Clarke and the power of satire in journalism, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Swick is Associate Director of Journalism at the University of King's College, Canada. He was a journalist for more than 20 years before moving into teaching. His work includes CBC Radio documentaries, TV documentaries, nearly 2,000 newspaper columns, and one nonfiction book. \u003cbr\u003e Richard Lance Keeble is the winner of the National Teaching Fellowship 2011 - the highest award for teachers in higher education in the UK - and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Journalism Education, 2014. He has written and edited 35 books and is Chair of the Orwell Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717970399295,"sku":"9781433130991","price":236.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cb108df4aba71fb73cdd052fad3ad3b0.webp?v=1765080277","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mass-communication-and-journalism-international-perspectives-on-humor-in-journalism-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}