'Daily Show' Destroys CNN For Fact-Checking 'SNL' But Not Their Guests

Daily Show by Jon Stewart | Oct. 13, 2009 (Comedy News)

(Video) Jon Stewart began his show last night by skewering CNN for fact-checking a "Saturday Night Live" skit in which Fred Armisen (playing Barack Obama) claimed to have done "nothing" since taking office. In this hard-hitting report, CNN found that while many of the president's initiatives have not moved forward, he has in fact done "something" since taking office. Take that, comedy show. Full Story »

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Subjects: Media, Politics, U.S., Health
Topics: Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media, Health Care
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Posted by: via OneRiot - Oct 13, 2009 - 9:13 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Barry Grossheim (review), Laura Lee (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 13, 2009 - 3:33 PM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 14, 2009

I'm going to nitpick here and say that while this segment was funny and insightful, it reflects a problem in the news cycle that I find bothersome. If you look in the bottom right corner of the clips that fuel Stewart's critique, you'll notice that almost all of them come from daytime programming. Given that TV news during work hours has substantially lower viewership than nighttime news, I question the relevance of this piece. I don't take issue with the contradictions Stewart ... More »

No limits to how hokey The Situation Room can be. Still, I'm surprised CNN didn't see this coming.

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 13, 2009

Stewart rips CNN a new one, with especially pertinent jabs at horrible coverage on health care legislation.

If you depend on CNN for fact checking, you will be f***ed. Check. We're going to have to leave it there.

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 by Barry Grossheim - Oct. 14, 2009

As usual, Jon Stewart has a better handle on the real world than the major network news programs. Well worth the watch and you get to laugh, too!

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 13, 2009
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 by Laura Lee - Oct. 14, 2009

Although it is presented in the form of comedy, it highlights a real need for fact checking in the world of constant motion that is 24 hour cable news.

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