Archive of August 2008
August 17
Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America?
When Americans were asked in a 2007 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press to name the journalist they most admired, Mr. Stewart, the fake news anchor, came in at No. 4, tied with the real news anchors Brian Williams and Tom Brokaw of NBC, Dan Rather of CBS and Anderson Cooper of CNN. And a study this year from the center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism concluded that “ ‘The Daily Show’ is clearly impacting American dialogue” and “getting people to think critically about the public square.” 04:15 PMAugust 16
Rhetorical Questions
Den altid facinerende James Fallows skriver komparativt om præsidentkandidaternes optrædener i dette års debatter. Artiklen er interessant for sig selv, men det er naturligvis også opvarmning til "de rigtige debatter" mellem McCain og Obama i oktober.
Jeg forsøger gerne at undgå YouTube-klip, men artiklen refererer Obamas debat med Alan Keyes, da Obama blev valgt til Senatet -- og der er virkelig tale om værdi for pengene, hvor debattørerne faktisk adresserer hinanden fremfor kedelige talking points.
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