As I am thinking about my research assignment, I have been looking into articles concerning entertainment and media. I would like to examine television shows such as SNL and The Daily Show, as well as publications like The Onion, and find out how they are playing a role in the communications world. I found several articles on InfoTree, but I know there has to be more recent work done. I want to find books that focus more specifically on the programs, and I want to shy away from talking to general. Anyone have any search suggestions or ideas on how I can make this topic work better? I don't want to pick a topic that isn't going to be useful or that does not fully relate to the class. But with the media attention that SNL received during the election, I think this could be an interesting paper.
-Sarah L:)
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Sarah--sounds like an awesome idea. You might want to investigate how programs like SNL "create" or "generate" spinoff news in the online sphere--whether in traditional outlets like NYT online or in the blogosphere or with political pundits. You could pick a specific example, (maybe the Sarah Palin/Tina Fey deal--firtst one that comes to my mind) to track how it flooded the online world and became news that spanned across many online journalism outlets. Just a thought.
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