Before Jon Stewart

Columbia Journalism Review by Robert Love | Apr. 21, 2007 (Special Report)
The truth about fake news. Believe it.

Just before his famous confrontation with Tucker Carlson on CNN 's Crossfire two years ago, Jon Stewart was introduced as "the most trusted name in fake news." No argument there. Stewart, as everyone knows, is the host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that has been running since 1996 and has spun off the equally funny and successful Colbert Report. Together these shows are broadcast (back to back) more than twenty-three times a week, "from ... Full Story »

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3.8
 by Linda Maloney - Oct. 1, 2008

It's a good account of the history of yellow journalism and of hoaxing, but The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are neither of those: they are satire; they represent a clear point of view; and in essence there is nothing "fake" about them in the sense intended by the author. In fact, Jon Stewart remarks from time to time that the facts are funnier than anything he can invent. Example: last week he reported on the Administration's failed attempt to find a "war czar" and the subsequent decision to rename the position "execution manager." As the laughter rolled, Stewart said: "These people are making me obsolete!"

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