"The Planet's On Fucking Fire!": Climate Coverage In Jester Journalism

This paper examines climate change communication in The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight’s coverage of the Green New Deal. Jester journalism, a term used to describe The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight, is defined here as a satirical news parody that performs rhetorical criticism. Findings from a rhetorical analysis of two clips from The Daily Show and one episode of Last Week Tonight are described, and recommendations for future climate communication in jester journalism are outlined.