"This Song Ain't About You"
The Media Misses the Real Message of the Stewart/Cramer Interview
You see, Stewart's real critique wasn't about Cramer, it was also only marginally about CNBC. Instead, Stewart's real rage comes from the role the modern media has created for itself: the role of cheerleader instead of watchdog, of favoring surface over depth, of respecting authority instead of questioning it.
It's the same critique that some have about the New York Times (and the rest of the media) in the leadup to the war in Iraq; the same ...
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