The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart weighs-in on the ongoing stoush between the White House and Fox News, and the network’s own claim that they only broadcast nine hours of actual news per day.
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Video of the Day: Jon Stewart interviews Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton talks Obama, healthcare reform and going 007 in North Korea in this full, unedited version of his interview on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Video of the Day: Jon Stewart grills “death panel” activist
Jon Stewart absolutely hammers Betsy McCaughey, the originator of the “death panel” controversy — which equates end-of-life planning with government-ordered euthanasia — on The Daily Show.
VIDEO: Does The Daily Show choose humour over accuracy?
Is a humour-news hybrid show like The Daily Show’s first responsibility to generate laughter or accurate news? CNN’s Reliable Sources segment ponders the question.
Why neocons love Jon Stewart
Comedian-cum-political commentator Jon Stewart may be a rusted-on leftie, but he’s a intelligent one who favours discourse over cheap digs. New York Mag explains why the conservative commentators are lining up for a chance to match wits with the liberal pin-up boy.
Dear Jon Stewart: change your name
In an open letter to Jon Stewart, Ron Rosenbaum urges the Jewish comedian to change his surname back to ‘Leibowitz’, calling his current moniker a “faint but unnecessary relic of anti-Semitism”.
Satirist the most trusted for news
The latest TIME poll reveals Daily Show host Jon Stewart as the most trusted newscaster in the United States. The poll was rather limited, but even so, writes Josh Taylor.
Video of the Day: The Daily Show visits the NY Times
The Daily Show,/em> visits the New York Times’ offices to find out why the newspaper industry is dying.
Media Matters / Thursday, 12 November 2009
Fox News presenter Sean Hannity has been caught out airing misleading footage during a story about an anti-health care reform rally to make the event look far more successful than it actually was. The investigative reporter with the scoop? The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart.