Journalism, Satire or Just Laughs? "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Examined

Journalism.org | May. 10, 2008 (Special Report)

Stewart has always insisted that his show isn't journalism...But it's also true that [in choosing] satire over playing just for laughs...[it]performs a function that is close to journalistic in nature--getting people to think critically about the public square...a variation of the tradition of Russell Baker, Art Hoppe, Art Buchwald, H.L. Mencken and other satirists who once graced the pages of American newspapers. Full Story »

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by Beth Wellington - Oct. 1, 2008

This provides an analysis of what viewers have said for years: Sometimes Jon Stewart's satire offers more substance on politics than the the MSM.

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by Juliet Sallette - Oct. 1, 2008

The subject matter was not interesting at the onset. The author effectively used data and research to bring the reader in with each new paragraph. Brilliant Journalism. I admire writing like this, because it grabs the reader's attention and gently reels them in without any effort or salacious inuendos.

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by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

An interesting but dry analysis of "The Daily Show" which concludes that the show engages in satire, provides a type of journalistic function in getting people to think critically about the news featured and targets Republicans more often than Democrats. Interesting but hardly news to those who watch "The Daily Show."

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