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Article: Jon Stewart, ' Daily Show' cover america in new book
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- October 14, 2004
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NEW YORK - Jon Stewart knows the key to democracy is an informed
electorate. How he acts on this knowledge is another matter.
Some would say "The Daily Show," a fake newscast where he's the
phony anchorman, is a half-hour of silliness meant to poke fun at
politicians and everyone else who warrants it, with no higher goal
than making you laugh.
Others argue that, by accepting the presidential race on its own
twisted terms, "The Daily Show" can treat you to rare moments of
clarity - while making you laugh, too.
"The Daily Show" makes a convincing case that, with journalism,
bogus is the new real. But even in a political season when fact and
fantasy seem more interchangeable than usual, ...