Media Journal A Critical Analysis of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Having served nearly thirty years at CBS News, Mr. Goldberg had earned a reputation as one of the most original writers and thinkers in broadcast journalism. However, when he observed his own industry, he realized the liberal media had completely missed their mission to give honest news. After years of sharing his observations and promoting more balanced reportings, Goldberg soon realized that no one listened because they believed they were doing the right thing. The liberal bias continued, therefore Bernard Goldberg decided to take the situation into his own hands and expose the distortion of the media himself. Goldberg’s breathtaking and shocking best seller book, Bias, reveals the close-mindedness of the news culture and their mission to entertain rather than share facts.

News organizations that report on stories in a fair, balanced and ethical manner are essential to the functionality of this nation. A citizen’s ability to make well-informed decisions hinges on a news organization’s ability to relay the most accurate information regarding the state of the nation, the changing condition of communities, and adjustments in the government. Journalism is no longer a one-sided conversation. Journalism is an interactive process that allows for readers and viewers to create a dialogue with journalists by utilizing mediums such as social networking sites and comment sections. Audiences have a say in what stories get reported and how news stories are presented to the masses. When news organizations fail to cover all

In the study, each source was ranked based on the political leanings of its audience. As a result, it ranked sources such as Buzzfeed more liberal than average while it ranked sources such as the Rush Limbaugh Show more conservative than average. However, none of the sources earned a perfectly neutral ranking (Wormald). The correlation between news sources and their audience’s political leanings becomes interesting when compared to the type of content each news source produces. Rush Limbaugh, for example, is infamous for his conservative rhetoric, whereas Buzzfeed is known for its lighthearted quizzes and comical representation of liberal politics. This reveals something about our perception of truth: biased sources allow individuals to ‘select’ the truth. When conflicting information is pushed to the side, it becomes nonexistent. Subsequently, the sum of partial truths interpreted by an individual becomes a whole truth in their mind, especially when partial truths are reinforced by mainstream media sources such as Buzzfeed or the Rush Limbaugh Show. This is harmful because, as Lewis implied, the entire truth is lost in this process and mutual understanding becomes harder to

Karl Bode discovered that satire news outlets give viewers an opportunity to gain more information than normal news outlets. Satire news host tend to be more aware of the issue at hand than normal news because they have to do actual research on the event themselves to obtain their news script. Without research the host wouldn’t be able to provide the sarcasm and humor that is needed in a satire news show. Studies at the University of Delaware have proven that viewers are more likely to watch parody news shows because it keeps their interest longer and it is more relatable to their opinions. In comparison, real news outlet do seem to be boring, although it varies in headlines and top stories unlike parody news, it is sometimes not relatable and can have a negative impact on a viewer’s mood. In an additional source, it

The news is here to inform the public about current events and issues around the world. However, each news station has its own bias towards certain events. Where some news stations are far left and others are far right, the viewers seem to be affected on both sides either way. Nonetheless, the viewers themselves are not completely innocent in this situation. The viewers will watch specific news stations to have their ideas or biases validated. People usually do not like to be challenged, especially after a hards day of work. This group of people consists of adults above the age of thirty. It would be nice to come home and have something to can agree with. The reasoning behind this, people tend to be more fond of news stations that gives them

The government makes mistakes in the public that some of us citizens don’t see. Stewart points out those mistakes in an entertaining way to keep people tuned in and informed as well. Jon Stewart helps young citizens gain enough information and knowledge to understand American Democracy. If we don’t know what our governors, president, and vice presidents etc.. is saying during public announcements and speeches that are important than we’ll be lost. Stewart’s show is basically getting people to view those issues in an entertaining way and not being bored throughout the shows.

Often media broadcasters tend to lean to this side, therefore giving them the image of being liberally bias. Chris Mathews and Keith Oberman from MSNBC are two examples of broadcasters that have been accused of delivering their news with a liberal twist to it. Journalists tend to vote on the liberal side of situations, but still say that while they are on the job they only tell the news in the fairest way and the way that will be least offensive as well as respectful to who it will be presented. In many cases however, this report can come out with an oddly left sided tone (thatliberalmedia.com). Since 1991 when Katie Couric became co-host of NBC’s Today Show, she has used her powerful spot in the media to praise significant liberal figures such as Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Carter. At the same time however, Couric has never been shy about complaining about “right winged conservatives”

In the article, “Appropriation of Mainstream News: How Saturday Night Live Changed the Political Discussion”, authors, Angela D. Abel and Michael Barthel, argue that alternative news sources, primarily Saturday Night Live, have changed the means in which we obtain and interpret news and information. The article’s most significant argument is centered around the now famous Saturday Night Live skit in which Tina Fey parodies Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate. In the skit, Fey and Amy Poehler impersonate Palin and Katie Couric’s interview in which Palin struggles to answer Couric’s questions. According to the article, studies found that after the skit was aired, there was a vast increase in

Its history but still matters in all kind of ways. Because it makes sense. Then comes a false saying coming from a politician but BOOM! Jon Stewart says a true fact about his topic but in a funny way! It’s actually a bonus! He just knows the right/funny things to say. He knows what the topic is about and he is very smart about it. All I’m saying is that even the people who are suppose to tell us what is going on can also lie to us, but then a comedian! Says the facts and jokes about it when he says

According to the book Celebrity Politics, approximately 10 percent of Americans get national political news from nightly entertainment shows such as the Tonight Show. For Americans under 30, the number is nearly five times as many (Orman and West 100). Citizens are looking to be entertained rather than simply educated by the nightly news. As David Schultz aptly put it, “ The new media cover politics, but only politics as it entertains, in part, because the audience the new media attract is a less politically interested audience than traditional news audiences” (20). The fact is that this American audience is less interested in hard news and more interested in

To understand what state the modern media system is in, one must firmly understand what bias is. Media bias is present “when a political belief or commercial interest distorts the level of reporting” (“Media Bias” 1). If a political station provides positive or accurate information to only one side, then the station can be considered biased. Another form of bias is known as sensationalism. Sensationalism is the creation of panic or fear by over-reporting or over-inflating individual news stories, often blurring facts or reporting speculation as facts. A modern and familiar example of media

Nowadays journalists have the responsibility to report facts as accurately, objectively, and disinterestedly as is humanly possible. ‘’The, honest, self-disciplined, well-trained reporter seeks to be a propagandist for nothing but the truth’’ (Casey, 1944b).

Jon Stewart treats the pundits as well as the political figures as propaganda. He discovers the falsities committed by the pundits and the political figures and puts his discoveries out to the public to watch as entertainment.

The media in today’s society is constantly filtered by bias news reporters that are leaning more towards a conservative point of view or a more liberal point of view. However, despite this circumstance, there is still hope in the media to seek the truth. In order to evaluate the information that is provided by the mainstream media there is a tool that John McManus calls a SMELL test. This simple test helps viewers depict the facts from the fallacies and as well of seeing the producers intentions. Truth in today's media is difficult to identify because news producers are only sharing their political opinions rather than share pure facts. Broadcast networks also fail in providing points of views from both a conservative and a liberal point of

In today’s society, it is apparent that different news outlets are biased when it comes to political opinions. In Network there were a great deal of times when the producers were exploiting Howard Beale in order to get their ratings up. Although, business wise, this was a great idea, the news company did not stay loyal to the principle of true journalism. Likewise, during the presidential election, there was so much tension because of how straightforward journalists were with their political opinion. Instead of only reporting the hard cold facts, journalist were openly being biased and