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Summary:

Abstract: Journalists have insisted that John Oliver has inspired a new kind of journalism. They argue that Oliver's show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has inspired real-world action, a phenomenon journalists have called the "John Oliver Effect." Oliver, a comedian, refuses these claims. This thesis is the result of in-depth research into journalists' claims through the lens of agenda-setting. By conducting a qualitative content analysis, I evaluated the message characteristics of framing devices used on Oliver's show, then compared those message characteristics to the message characteristics and framing devices employed by legacy media.

Author/Creator:

Ryan, Kevin (Journalist) , author

Contributors:

Mueller, James E., 1960- , major professor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

King of the News: An Agenda-Setting Approach to the John Oliver Effect [by Ryan, K.]

Related Series:

NT thesis, Journalism; [volume] 2017

Subjects:

Oliver, John, 1977-

Last week tonight with John Oliver (Television program)

Frames (Sociology)

Broadcast journalism

Genres:

Academic theses

Dissertation Notes:

M.A. ― University of North Texas, 2017.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on: Online resource; title from PDF title page (UNT Digital Library, viewed December 14, 2020).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 106 pages).

Call Numbers:

Electronic Thesis

OCLC Numbers:

1300233841