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The time is now 11 O’ Clock PM and you turn it to ABC to see what has happened in the news today. You hear that President George W. Bush will be in Ohio in two days and that everyone is able to attend. “When President Bush makes his speech, he will talk about the economy, Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, and taxes,” said the news anchor. But one man takes it upon himself to give the news in a different fashion. John Stewart hosts his show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central every weekday night at the same time as the 11 O’ Clock news on local stations. Jon Stewart’s show is politically biased and has propaganda in his show. Jon Stewart has won an Emmy Award two years in a row for his show (Wayne, 2004). On Stewart’s show, he insults all Conservatives by claiming if they are a Conservative, they are pathetic. Stewart is a democrat and proud to be one in which he states in his book called The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction (Stewart, 2004). Stewart’s show is like a joke. He’ll tell the news how it supposed to be, and then tell the punch line. For example he had a guest anchor on his show in March named Lewis Black who was talking about on air decency. “House of Representatives Bill 3687, which seeks to expand the definition of profanity in TV and Radio broadcasts,” (Black, 2004) He then goes on to his punch line and in which he says, “Now of course I can’t say these words on the show, but in the interest of keeping you informed, I think I’ve figured out a way to tell you what they are. The first one is a donkey and the second one is where a rabbit lives,” (Black, 2004). He is pretty much saying that the government is wasting it’s time on these bills because we will always find a way around them. The propaganda is that the government is wasting it’s time on passing bills such as this one. Somebody will find away around it and expose it to people in mass quantities. Stewart picks out the flaws of all republicans and defends democrats. For example, back in December of 2002, Senate Majority Leader Democrat Trent Lot made this comment to Senator Strom Thurmond on his 100th Birthday.
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Real Men Watch Real News |
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By Tommy Crawford |
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Introduction In today’s society, we rely heavily upon the news and other forms of televised communication, especially around election time. Many citizens use television and the media as their main source of information. The problem with this is that television and news stations tend to place their own personal slant on the “truth”. This may be due to the fact that there is no concrete law against false news. Also, many stations are owned by major corporations, such as Time Warner, AOL, and Disney and the content of these news stations depends upon the decisions of the executives of these businesses. Many citizens do not know that independent journalism is compromised due to corporate ownership. Many Americans also do not take the time to learn the skills to separate quality news from propaganda. As a generation growing up in the age of the information super-highway, it is essential that we develop this skill. As a group we have decided to concentrate our efforts on detecting bias in the news. Our newsletter contains articles dealing with the content of CNN, NBC, and other major stations. We have also included a piece on how to detect bias, to further educate other young Americans concerned about media content. |
