What the rest of the news world doesn't get, is that Vice and Comedy Central are winning because they feel sincere. It's all about sincerity and authenticity.

What the rest of the news world doesn't get, is that Vice and Comedy Central are winning because they feel sincere. It's all about sincerity and authenticity. Why do young people still connect with Vice, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, WSJ, The New York Times, Slate, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Reddit? Why does a generation who grew up distrusting the establishment (Fight Club) and main stream media trust 'these' mainstream media sources. Satire is the new Walter Cronkite & Brian Williams & Matt Lauer. Lauer sounds like a puppet, Colbert sounds like a leader. People don't want authority figures telling them what to think directly. We are post modern now, we need to form our opinions by mocking things that don't make sense. People are only willing to hear the truth if its somewhat veiled in hyperbolic mockery and rhetoric. Vice and Comedy Central cross the authenticity of the WSJ/NYT with the entertainment of MTV and speak to the Nickelodeon generation in a way FOX/CNN/MSNBC seem unable to even grasp. (Even the pandering of VOX/UPWORTHY/SALON/GAWKER and the outrage division of journalism is starting to feel pretty damn stale, insincere, and produced.) And they can't grasp it because they are too busy clutching to the coattails and wiggling their heads up the asses of an antiquated but equally bored voting block, baby boomers. It's telling that one man owns at least part of Vice, WSJ, and Fox News. They all pander to different populations. He doesn't care if he sells three different narratives, as long as youre paying attention to one of the things he is saying.