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 Poll: Stewart the New Cronkite 


Jul 23, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an absurd world, maybe the only people we can trust are the comedians. A Time.com poll asked readers who the most trusted newscaster in America is, now that Walter Cronkite has passed on. The overwhelming response? Jon Stewart. The Daily Show maestro took 44% of the 9,409... More »

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media • Katie Couric • Jon Stewart • Brian Williams • Walter Cronkite • news anchor • poll numbers • Charlie Gibson

 Stewart to 
 'Birther' Dobbs: 
 Do You Even  
 Watch CNN? 

Scam would have had to start in 1961, after all

Jul 23, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The “birthers” who doubt Barack Obama’s citizenship are multiplying, but CNN performed a “thorough debunking of this silliness on July 17,” Jon Stewart said last night on the Daily Show. So why did Lou Dobbs bring it up again three days later? “Do you even... More »

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Barack Obama • conspiracy • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Lou Dobbs • right wingers • birth certificate • birther

 Daily Show Tours 
 'Creaky Old Rag' NYT 

Correspondent compares paper to 'Colonial Williamsburg'

Jun 11, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Daily Show took a withering look at the state of the New York Times last night, comparing its newsroom to “Colonial Williamsburg,” Gawker reports. “Do you know they still make paper newspapers today?” Jason Jones asks viewers before interviewing Times staff. “Why is aged news... More »

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television • New York Times • Bill Keller • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jason Jones

(Newser) - Jon Stewart, take note: Jim Cramer is not that bad at picking stocks, the New York Times reports. A study of Cramer’s televised market advice shows that the former hedge fund manager beat the market in 2005-07. The raw numbers from the fictional “Cramer portfolio” outperformed the S&... More »

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stock market • study • financial markets • recession • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • predictions

 Gingrich 
 Slams Pelosi 
 on Daily Show 

Points way to door over CIA comments

May 20, 09 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newt Gingrich “essentially” called for Nancy Pelosi’s resignation as House speaker last night in a chat with Jon Stewart, Gawker reports. "She either should prove her allegation” that the CIA regularly misleads Congress, or “I think she's done a huge disservice,” the former speaker said... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • CIA • Newt Gingrich • resignation • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • speaker of the House

 Stewart 
 Takes Off 
 Gloves 
 on Obama 
 

Host proves even beloved president isn't safe on Daily Show

May 15, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama isn’t immune from Jon Stewart’s rancor. The Daily Show host took on the president yesterday for flip-flopping on government transparency and “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Gawker reports. After berating Obama for blocking the release of photos showing abuse of detainees and failing... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • gays in the military • torture photos

 Freelance 
 Jokesters Pen 
 Late-Night 
 Laughs 

WGA miffed by non-union writers

May 4, 09 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Late-night hosts don’t get all their gags in-house—scores of wannabe comedy writers bombard the likes of Jay and Dave with their one-liners, the Los Angeles Times reports, then anxiously wait for the show to air "to find out if you got a joke on or not,”... More »

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Saturday Night Live • union • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Jon Stewart • freelance • writer • David Letterman • Tonight Show • Writers Guild of America • jokes • Late Show

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has a new feud going, this time with Nancy Pelosi, the Hill reports. Stewart thinks she's a hypocrite, accusing her of flip-flopping on an obscure legislative maneuver called budget reconciliation now that Democrats are in charge. He played clips showing her denouncing the move when the GOP ran... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • television • Congress • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show

Colbert + Stewart = Cronkite: 30% of Young Viewers

Political satire is replacing traditional news for some: poll

Mar 25, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 39% of under-40 Americans say satirical shows like The Colbert Report and The Daily Show are keeping viewers politically informed, and 21% believe they influence public opinion, a poll finds. But the verdict is split on whether such shows’ success indicates that comedic delivery is replacing traditional news: 30%... More »

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news • poll • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Stephen Colbert • The Colbert Report • newspaper industry

 Dean Gets  
 CNBC Gig 

Plan set up before Jon Stewart attacks

Mar 23, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Democratic National Committee chief Howard Dean is set to become a regular CNBC contributor, the Huffington Post reports—but his appointment had nothing to do with current attacks on the business network, an insider said. “This was in the works long before the Jon Stewart stuff,” a... More »

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television • Howard Dean • CNBC • Jon Stewart

GLOSSIES

 Huzzahs for Masters of Change 


Mar 22, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saying that “change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality—and a responsibility,” Rolling Stone lists 100 people from all walks of society with “the power of making people think and making them move.” The top five:
  • Barack Obama: “He has
... More »

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Barack Obama • Google • Steve Jobs • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Apple • Bono • Rolling Stone • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • pundits • change • President Obama

(Newser) - NBC CEO Jeff Zucker said today that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show attacks are “incredibly unfair to CNBC and the business media,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “CNBC is a spectacular organization and in particular Jim Cramer,” Zucker continued. “What is going on now is absurd.... More »

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Wall Street • NBC Universal • Jeff Zucker • CNBC • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jim Cramer • economic downturn

(Newser) - Jon Stewart’s takedown of Jim Cramer and CNBC is indicative of a real, if fleeting, sea change in our attitudes about the economy, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal. “The applause Mr. Stewart has received for his j’accuse is the sound of the old order... More »

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media • CNBC • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • credit crisis • economy • financial adviser

 Help Jim Cramer—Arcade Style 

New game lets you fend off Mad Money host's critics

Mar 17, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Cramer is facing his share of critics, from Jon Stewart to Fox Business, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Now you can help him defend himself in a new web video game: Jim Cramer’s Crashsteroids. Steer Cramer’s sneering mug as he takes aim at his detractors in... More »

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CNBC • Fox Business Network • investment • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • video games • financial adviser

OPINION

Stewart Took a Cheap Shot at Cramer, CNBC

Even CEOs couldn't predict crisis, let alone analysts covering them

Mar 17, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Stewart’s pantsing of Jim Cramer was nothing but a “cheap shot,” writes Richard Cohen in the Washington Post. CNBC’s crew wasn’t covering up the impending crisis, and neither were the CEOs they interviewed. Many, including head honchos at AIG, Lehman Brothers, and... More »

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CNBC • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • Richard Cohen

Stewart-Inspired Media Watchdog
Barks at CNBC

Liberal Media Matters urges network to get tough on Wall Street

Mar 16, 09 11:35 AM CDT
(AP) - Jon Stewart's attacks on CNBC have greased the wheels at Media Matters. The liberal watchdog group launched an online petition drive today urging the network to be tougher on Wall Street leaders. It's asking CNBC to hire economic voices with a track record of being right about the current crisis... More »

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CNBC • Jon Stewart • Media Matters • economic crisis

OPINION

Forget Jon's Rage: Analyze the Market

Stewart's attack on Cramer aside, stocks can give good returns

Mar 14, 09 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hammering Jim Cramer on TV the other night, Jon Stewart bemoaned the fate of his 75-year-old mother: “She bought into the idea that long-term investing is the way to go. And guess what?” Cramer replied, “It didn’t work.” And for many Americans, that was the... More »

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investing • stock market • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer

CNBC Staff 'Furious' at
Quiet Cramer

They say he didn't defend the network strongly enough

Mar 14, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's been a tough week for Jim Cramer. After his public skewering from Jon Stewart, colleagues at CNBC are "furious" that he didn't put up a better fight, writes media critic Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post. Nobody goes on the record, but Kurtz says many are upset that... More »

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CNBC • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • interview

CNBC Ratings Dip After Stewart Smackdown

Last week's figures suggest Daily Show skewering turning viewers off CNBC

Mar 14, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Early signs suggest that Jon Stewart may have put a ding in CNBC's ratings, Portfolio reports. Viewership of CNBC's Business Day programming block was down 11% for the first 3 days after Stewart's assault on the network began, although Jim Cramer’s Mad Money pulled somewhat healthier figures outside the... More »

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CNBC • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Jim Cramer • TV ratings • Mad Money

OPINION Roundup

 Stewart Owned Cramer 


Mar 13, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who won last night’s cable grudge match between Jon Stewart and CNBC’s Jim Cramer? Let’s go to the scorecards:
  • Stewart was the clear winner, clobbering his guest with “homespun, regular-guy relentlessness,” Maureen Ryan writes in the Chicago Tribune. “Cramer didn’t know what
... More »

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CNBC • journalism • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • Bill Maher Grid

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