Examining the effects of tabloid discourse(s)
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Daniel P. Knaub (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Lu Ellen Huntley
Abstract: The Weekly World News has graced the stands of supermarket aisles since its birth in
1979. Throughout its colorful history, I argue the Weekly World News is an example of
pastiche, parodying diverse discourses from mainstream newspapers to other tabloid magazines,
all the way to mainstream media. It is the goal to illuminate the nature of parody I observe
within the Weekly World News. By analyzing several articles in different issues of the Weekly
World News, I aim to show how this tabloid uses parody in order to ridicule, ironically comment
on, and poke fun at a variety of subjects in order to make political and social arguments as well
as attempting to push for change.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Tabloid newspapers, Weekly World News
- Subjects
- Tabloid newspapers
- Weekly World News