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King of the News: An Agenda-Setting Approach to the John Oliver Effect

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.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1011854
Date08 1900
CreatorsRyan, Kevin (Journalist)
ContributorsFoote, Cornelius, Mueller, James E., 1960-, Fuse, Koji, 1963-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 106 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Ryan, Kevin (Journalist), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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