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**beriarele** · 08-22-2009, 03:48 AM

It's a sad fact that most of the best investigative journalism done in America today is on his comedy show.

I hear this a lot, but honestly, was there a time in history when satirists were not society's most powerful and valuable critics? There's a reason why Shakespeare gave all the good insights to "fool" characters.

Also, I don't think that Stewart's show qualifies as investigative journalism. For the most part, he's just taking publicly available information and rearranging it so it stings, no?

08-22-2009, 03:48 AM	#9
beriarele Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 333 Senior Member	It's a sad fact that most of the best investigative journalism done in America today is on his comedy show. I hear this a lot, but honestly, was there a time in history when satirists were not society's most powerful and valuable critics? There's a reason why Shakespeare gave all the good insights to "fool" characters. Also, I don't think that Stewart's show qualifies as investigative journalism. For the most part, he's just taking publicly available information and rearranging it so it stings, no?
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