A perpetual revulsion machineSource: Media Matters for America
Watch Jon Stewart's hilarious take-down of Fox "News," using their own claims about the difference between their news and opinion programming to demonstrate that they are not a news network.
Daily Show under fire for covering Israeli-Palestinian conflictSource: Raw Story
According to a letter reportedly written by Baltzer and circulated by blogger Eric Johnson, the show "was overwhelmed with angry emails and phone calls prior to the appearance, and up until the last minute it seemed like they might cancel."
REDDIT! Jon Stewart needs your support!Source: Reddut,cin
Wednesday night, Jon Stewart hosted two Israel/Palestine peace activists. The reaction from the pro-Israel crowd has been BRUTAL and it's important we show our support and appreciation for the honest discussion of the issues.
Jon Stewart: Conservatives Hate Obama More Than They Love AmericaSource: progressivenation.us
On the Daily Show, Jon Stewart made the bold statement, "[The Olympics] are proof that conservatives hate Obama more than they love America." While their reaction to this event certainly demonstrates this is true, their actions go well beyond merely cheer …

Well the Emmys are approaching again and it's time for me to log in with my official predictions for what will happen on Sunday night. So, without any further delay, let's get to it.
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
Conservatives Prove Evilness of ACORNSource: Gawker
That, actually, is what this fuss is about: ACORN is giving out free advice on tax-evasion to poor people! Finding loopholes in the tax code and exploiting them to hide your criminal activity and society-damaging behavior is for rich people, ACORN.

At the end of tonight's Daily Show Jon Stewart said they are going on a 3 week hiatus. That pretty much means Colbert will be off for 3 weeks too. Need your help here. I don't want to just be relegated to whatever old Daily Show/Colbert Report episodes they air on TV.
Jon Stewart Vs. Town Hall Crazies (VIDEO)Source: The Huffington Post
If you're taking a break from crazy this August and refuse to watch cable news, you may have missed some town hall kerfuffles lead by the least-informed, yet loudest, sector of the Republican party.
Why Neo-Cons Love Jon StewartSource: New York Magazine
Conservatives like Stewart because he's providing them a platform to reach an audience that usually tunes them out. And they often find that Stewart takes them more seriously than right-wing political hosts, who are often just using them to validate their broad positions, do.

Finally got a chance to go to a Daily Show taping yesterday. I had tickets at one point last year but that is when the writers went on strike and the show was cancelled.

I've been thinking for sometime about a recent phenomenom in TV News and I wonder if anyone else is baffled/amused by the evolution of journalism over the past few years. Even I hadn't realized how my choices in my sources for information had changed in such a drastic manner.