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Stewart RIPS the NY Times
ChadTower:
Exactly. It's a skit, not a report.
;D
FrizzleFried:
...I think Chad is over analyzing this clip and Mr. Stewart in general. It's a COMEDY program on a COMEDY CHANNEL... well no ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- it's going to take a COMEDY approach to things... sheesh!
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on June 12, 2009, 02:24:36 pm ---...I think Chad is over analyzing this clip and Mr. Stewart in general. It's a COMEDY program on a COMEDY CHANNEL... well no ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- it's going to take a COMEDY approach to things... sheesh!
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That's my precise point. You see it for what it is. A lot of people don't and consider it not only a trusted news source but their only trusted news source... like shmokes said for himself.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on June 12, 2009, 01:43:17 pm ---
Erm, no, that's not journalism, it's satire.
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Look up the definitions of journalism and satire. A#1, there's absolutely no reason that the two would be mutually exclusive. B#2, it would be crazy to suggest that the Daily show does not fall clearly into the primary definition of journalism. We can have a debate about whether he makes a good journalist, but being hilarious simply does not preclude you from delivering the news.
RayB:
Chad isn't willing to split up the parts of the show. He can only judge it in its entirety. THat said, let's spell it out for him...
The SKITS are comedy.
The INTERVIEWS are as legitimate as any interview. I'd say even more legitimate than some pap you see on CNN (*cough*Larry King*cough*).
The commentary, you could argue is a mix. It uses sound bites, which can easily be taken out of context, so I would hope no one relies on those bits as their sole source of news, but rather as a starting point. (ie: Read up more on what they brought up).
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