1. “MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT”: THE ROLE OF SATIRICAL NEWS IN DISSENT, DELIBERATION, AND DEMOCRACY Open Access Author: Burton, Sarah J Title: “MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT”: THE ROLE OF SATIRICAL NEWS IN DISSENT, DELIBERATION, AND DEMOCRACY Graduate Program: Media Studies Keywords: discussiondebatedeliberative democracymediaocracyinfotainmentrolecriticismdissentFirst Amendmenthistorylegal researchethnographyThe Colbert ReportThe Daily Showfake newssatirical newsdeliberationentertainmentpoliticsmediaintentionscomedycomedianssatire File: Download Burton-GraduateThesis.pdf Committee Members: Martin Halstuk, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMartin Halstuk, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew Frank Jordan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorRobert Dwayne Richards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor