I was watching the interview between Chris Wallace and Jon Stewart and some topics came up that I think really need to be addressed. For one, I do think Jon was right when he was talking about the 24-hour news channels (Fox, CNN, MSNBC...,etc) sensationalising the news and making it about conflict. This has gotten so bad that I have to go to Al-Jezera or BBC News to get anything that's objectified or straight to the point.
Case in point, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi held a press conference; all the news organisations ran with her commenting about Anthony Weiner's resignation. Once she arrived at the podium and stated that she wouldn't answer any questions about former Rep. Weiner, all the news organisations cut from the conference. The topic of the press conference was about jobs and the deficit, which is something that needs to be reported on. That's ridiculous and shows just how subjective these new organisations are!!
The second point that I'm in agreement with Jon is that he doesn't just ridicule Fox News even though they do deserve it. He ridicules many other news organisation that have been disingenuous about the facts. I've seen Jon bitch out Keith Olberman about his idiots of the week segment or Rachel Maddow about her cynicism on his show. I've also seen Jon complain about some of the local news sensationalism. He ridicules Fox because they're the ones who over-sensationalise what they broadcast.
The one thing I don't agree with Jon is that he does put a liberal/progressive slant in his show but only on topics he's passionate about like the First Responders' Bill. Other than that, he just makes fun of all the bullshit that's going on right now.
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