@article{5bbf008214d444d494a8da14141dafee,
title = "Convergent Critical Rhetoric at the {"}Rally to Restore Sanity{"}: Exploring the Intersection of Rhetoric, Ethnography, and Documentary Production",
abstract = "This essay offers convergent critical rhetoric as an approach to critical television studies. Constructed through a combination of rhetoric, ethnography, and documentary filmmaking, the approach encourages critics to utilize the logic of production to illuminate participatory practices in media. We use the {"}Rally to Restore Sanity,{"} hosted by Jon Stewart of The Daily Show, as an exemplar. Through a combination of an academic essay and a short film, we examine the voice of participants at the rally, who questioned the polarized climate of the modern television industry. Using our approach, we found that attendee participation in the spectacle enacted a critique of {"}The Media{"} and the politics of profit-motivated news production. We close the essay with a discussion of limitations and future directions of the approach.",
keywords = "Documentary, Ethnography, Jon Stewart, Rally To Restore Sanity, Rhetoric, Television",
author = "Art Herbig and Aaron Hess",
note = "Funding Information: Art Herbig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). Aaron Hess is an Assistant Professor of Communication in the School of Letters and Sciences at Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix Campus. The authors, who contributed equally to the writing of this essay, would like to thank the Department of Communication and the Office of Research, Engagement, and Sponsored Programs at IPFW for financial support of this project. They would also like to thank Dr. Michaela D. E. Meyer and the reviewers for their hard work bringing this piece to publication. A special thank you goes to editor, Alix Watson, and field producer, Kristy Hess, for their contributions to the video. Correspondence to: Art Herbig, Department of Communication, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, Neff Hall, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA. E-mail: herbiga@ipfw.edu",
year = "2012",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1080/10510974.2012.674617",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "63",
pages = "269--289",
journal = "Communication Studies",
issn = "1051-0974",
publisher = "Central States Communication Association",
number = "3",
}