Last but not least: Real news and its parody
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is an immensely popular satire of the classic news program. Jon Stewart himself plays the anchorman and is more convincing than many an original.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is an immensely popular satire of the classic news program. Jon Stewart himself plays the anchorman and is more convincing than many an original. Since the 2004 election, pundits have been whining that whole legions of viewers prefer "Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to the serious evening news. The worry now is that here is a generation growing up, saturated with irony, who are just lapping up the disinterest and cynicism of the political press. Worse, these people, it is feared, will be so unconcerned and careless because they are misinformed - by a comedy show they find more credible than the real news.
The study by Julia R. Fox, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University, now showed why the show works almost beyond measure: it has substance, it is a legitimate source of information. The guests alone: Pakistani President Musharraf chatted about his new book on the show, Bill Clinton took a seat in the "Seat of Heat." Coveted talk show guests like the former and very scandal-ridden governor of New Jersey turned down overtalker David Letterman, only to appear on Jon Stewart.
Julia Fox wanted to know more about substance, so she conducted a second-by-second comparative analysis of traditional newscasts and Jon Stewart's show. These measurements showed that the parody consistently offered more humor than substance - but the same measurements also showed that traditional newscasts often broadcast more hype than substance. And in terms of the average proportion of video and audio substance, the real news hardly differed from the parody.
What is the moral of the story? When it comes to information, one should never - NEVER - rely on just one source. Professor Fox, in any case, after conducting the study, thinks that one should be equally concerned about both sources of information - because neither of them is particularly substantial.
The study by Julia R. Fox, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University, now showed why the show works almost beyond measure: it has substance, it is a legitimate source of information. The guests alone: Pakistani President Musharraf chatted about his new book on the show, Bill Clinton took a seat in the "Seat of Heat." Coveted talk show guests like the former and very scandal-ridden governor of New Jersey turned down overtalker David Letterman, only to appear on Jon Stewart.
Julia Fox wanted to know more about substance, so she conducted a second-by-second comparative analysis of traditional newscasts and Jon Stewart's show. These measurements showed that the parody consistently offered more humor than substance - but the same measurements also showed that traditional newscasts often broadcast more hype than substance. And in terms of the average proportion of video and audio substance, the real news hardly differed from the parody.
What is the moral of the story? When it comes to information, one should never - NEVER - rely on just one source. Professor Fox, in any case, after conducting the study, thinks that one should be equally concerned about both sources of information - because neither of them is particularly substantial.
