“when news breaks, we fix it”
May 9th, 2008 at 01:00am Jennie Pollock
i remember hearing that quote from “the daily show” … from none other than jon stewart.
people often say that more young people get their news from “the daily show” than actual news outlets. this study shows that its viewers actually come to the show pretty informed.
other findings?
– the show focuses on politics about as often as cable news shows.
– it skewers republicans more often than democrats.
– and it covers the media twice as much.
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4 Comments Add your own
1. thedudeabides | May 9th, 2008 at 1:25 am
What would you consider “actual news outlets?”
The talking head opinion shows? When my local news station covers the latest Britney Spears tragedy? Dare I mention the IL shaped corn flake?
Are any of the above “real news”?
Why can’t Jon Stewart’s show be substantive and funny at the same time? Why is that so hard to comprehend?
2. jennie pollock | May 9th, 2008 at 6:31 am
i think “the daily show” is both substantive and funny. never said it wasn’t. same goes for “the colbert report.”
3. Chuck Sweeny | May 9th, 2008 at 7:49 am
The concept for The Daily Show is an old one, going back to Will Rogers, who used to take newspaper articles and comment on them; in the 50s, Mort Sahl did standup based on the news .
And when I was a teenager in the mid 60s I enjoyed a TV show called TW3, or “That Was The Week That Was,” which reviewed the week’s news with satirical commentary. I can still sing the theme song.
TW3 was hosted by Sir David Frost, who was just David Frost back then. If I remember correctly, Davidy did two versions of the show, one in the UK, then he’d fly across the Atlantic to do a U.S. version.
4. redrover | May 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
If The Daily Show is your only news source, you are missing a lot. The same could be said of the RRStar.
I like satirical news commentary or parody, but I don’t like Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.
What bothers me about The Daily Show is that Jon Stewart acts as if he must indicate every punch line he delivers with some kind of over the top physical or facial behavior, or else his audience will just not get it!
I feel insulted every time I see him do this, so I avoid watching The Daily Show.
There has got to be a better way of delivering satire than the way that Jon Stewart does it.
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