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One of the commenters makes an interesting point: is Jon Stewart doing what he does because he believes in journalistic integrity, or because he's an entertaine

• msg 17y ago
  There is no author, only a text. If Jon Stewart acts like a media critic and promotes integrity in journalism, his motivation is an implementation detail. Asking if it is all just an act is an easy way not to meet the argument. This is why the "real" media call him a comedian or entertainer. His criticism is not crucial to them, it's all peripheral issues. If on the other hand the goal is to put him on a pedestal or judge him, his mental states might be relevant.
• shib71 17y ago
  I suspect it began as the later, and the former crept in while they weren't paying attention. If you look at the early shows they didn't give anywhere near the time to current events and politics as recent ones do.
  • pavs 17y ago
    Whats the point of writing jokes when news organizations and politicians does it for? I suspect the editors of the Daily Show has a pretty easy job. It shouldn't be that hard to find materials with the amount of farce available from news organizations and so called journalists. TV news is a joke with partisan hacks caring more about supporting their team (left or right) as opposed to reporting the news. Thankfully, I disconnected my cable about 1 year ago (right after the election). Times are better spent reading books, if I care about any interesting TV shows I can watch it on hulu. Its amazing how muh free time you have when you don't have cable anymore.