[wpFWNoIt]

Basically it's just as ridiculous as Colbert or Stewart, but pretends otherwise.

-Arrian

[giftplas]

Obama clearly thinks so

[JeorgeNoxeref]

no

[Kokomoxcv]

I take it the writers strike is an evil plot of network news guys to get rid of the Stewart/Colbert competition

[j2Y6Ysmb]

I actually think Stewart does take himself and his political message too seriously, that's why I favor Colbert over Stewart now days.

[M4tHkBw2]

That's one of the more convoluted, pointless things that I've read here. Pretty remarkable considering how short the piece was.

Oh wait, it was written by Jonah Goldberg. I'm shocked...

[MikeGotTalentz]

I take it Zscrib hasn't paid attention to the TV news reports for the last 20 years, as it has all been infotainment since at least the late 80s. Walter Cronkite was probably the last 'real' news reporter we had nationally; I know that in the 90s on the local CBS network in Chicago one person tried to revive the news hour after Jerry Springer was hired by NBC to do the news (she quit NBC after that and was picked up by CBS). Suffice to say that experiment didn't last long.

In summary, if you want to find someone to blame for the lack of news on TV you shouldn't have to look farther than your mirror. We've decided what we want to watch, and it's Stewart & Limbaugh.

[Forexampleee]

Is it just me, or are they doing some kind of overkill in US tv news when it comes to the use of animated logos, sound effects, subtitles, newsbars etc? I mean every tv station uses these to some extent, but sometimes when they switch from CNN Intl to CNN US at night there seems to be some kind of competition going on how much of those anims, newsbars, subtitles etc. you can fit onto the screen during a news report (not just as intro of a show or so) at the same time for maximum viewer confusion. If the trend continues they'll soon need to display epilepsy warnings before tv news.

CNN Intl has that all too, but in less intensity (yeah, my totally subjective impression), BBC World even less, which makes viewing much easier.

[Nopayof]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Obama clearly thinks so That's kind of funny. He's actually threatened by a comedian running a joke campaign? What he thinks Stewart and Colbert viewers would other wise vote for him if they weren't voting for a comedian? Sad if true.

[BrodiKennedy]

Originally posted by Theben
I take it Zscrib hasn't paid attention to the TV news reports for the last 20 years, as it has all been infotainment since at least the late 80s. Walter Cronkite was probably the last 'real' news reporter we had nationally; ... Shame on you, Theben! You didn't read my comment immediately following the opening article.