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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There was a graph going around during Stewart's first stewardship of the Daily Show, listing how well viewers of various news programs scored on a test of current affairs. The Daily Show came in third, ahead of every single "real" news channel save PBS and NPR. A comedy program is a more reliable news source than the actual news!

(Fox was near the bottom, as one would expect.)

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I remember that, fox news wasn't just near the bottom. The study showed that fox news viewers were actually LESS informed about current events than people who watched the daily show exclusively.

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