Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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No Joke: Study Finds "The Daily Show" as Substantive as Network News

"So which was a better program to watch during the last presidential election for campaign information, the evening news or "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?" An� academic study� published last week reports that "The Daily Show" had as much substantive political content covering the 2004 campaign as did the national network evening news. But the real take-away from the study shouldn't be "it's great that 'The Daily Show' is so politically substantial" but �that the network news producers should be downright ashamed of themselves for putting out such a shoddy product...."
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Photo credit: John Stewart. (Norman Jean Roy/Comedy Central/Press Central)

1 comment:

  1. I agree 10/11%, My 'na'UNKle!
    (if j'your 'still' there!)

    IyAM...Well, I din't/don't 'think' IyAM 'The Daily Show's' TargetAudienceAgeGroup...
    But, I found 'The' (news/comedy/news)
    'Show of Shows' MUCH MORE 'Accurate' and 'On Point', with regard to the 'actual' News Reportying.
    Plus, IT was/IS so 'Hilly/Billy-Larry-U.S.'!
    The 'Cabal' and 'Net'-'Worked' News Shows 'Attwempt' at Mixing
    'News'+'Entertainment'='BUllSHiiiTe. Their...Effortz to Raise Ratings by 'Resorting' to Info-TaintMent?!? FailzMiseribly/and/FallsWayShort!?!
    I 'EXPECT/and/PREFURR'
    My NEWS,(as such), 'meaning', as 'NEWS REPORTS', [Reported, 'Clean, Clear, and Concise'], Period!
    NOT...'Commentary/and/OpEdz' and 'My' Comedy Shows, left to 'My' Own Discretion. Sad to say thadt IS NO LONGER THE CASE!
    Showing 'My' Age, AyeGain, I Guess.
    "Gooo...j'You
    RE-Energized 'Demon' DemoCratzS...
    WhipUpOn 'those' Pre-Verted 'God' Obsessed NeoConn'Ed=REPooper'Licans!"

    }:@)

    Peace Be With...
    'Walk the Walk'
    with God!
    NOT 'Talk the Talk',
    Yunnz Guys!?!

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