The Daily Show: Good or Bad?
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Viewers who watch The Daily Show tended to rate the politicians more negatively after seeing the show. Does Jon Stewart provide an accurate representation of the politicians? Is this where American citizens should be getting their information from? Does this type of media and the way it is presented, provide for an unbiased form of media? Do you think that The Daily Show will decrease voter participation because it will make veiwers so pessimistic of the United States' politics? Personally, I believe that many Americans do get most of their information from The Daily Show because it is the most memorable, and that is what sticks in our heads. However, I do not believe this is where Americans should be getting all of their information from because the point of the show is to make fun of the politicians, not to provide an accurate documentation. I think may voters will turn away from voting because they will have such a negative understanding how our politics actually work. What do you think?
posted by Anonymous @ 11:06 AM
3 Comments:
Comedy definitely leaves an impression, especially if you can laugh about how dumb somebody is!
I believe comedy makes an impression as well. The thing about comedy which I'm sure most if not all of us would agree on is that there is an enormous amount of truth in humor. It definitely exaggerates the truth but there is truth in it.
I completely agree that it leaves an image. A good example is just looking at Sarah Palin's 2008 campaign. SNL, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report and the Tonight Show just destroyed her image. The first thing I think of when I think of Palin is Tina Fey's impression of her on SNL and the "I can see Russia from my house" comment. It's going to be tough for her to ever get any from that.
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