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last night on the daily show, i was pleasantly surprised by what i saw. finally a taste of real, actual journalism in american mainstream media, even if it was an easy target like jim cramer and cnbc.
to be honest, a lot has been made of this “feud”, but i thought the show last night was hardly a fight, even though stewart was clearly playing hardball with cramer. i’ve seen a lot of media reports today claiming stewart skewered, eviscerated, killed, etc. but that’s not the point of the interview, is it?
if you haven’t seen the full, unedited interview, the clips are embedded below(clips 2 and 3 below the fold), and you can see what i mean by that. while stewart clearly takes cramer to task for his own statements and actions, he also makes it clear that “this song ain’t about you” and that his real target is CNBC – an entire news organization that has cornered itself into irrelevance by NOT blowing the whistle and NOT seeing the warning signs. what they’ve done is a great disservice to the public, and truly is as stewart says “criminal at worst”.
ultimately, it comes down to this: journalism is, or at least should be about finding the truth and exposing it, seeking justice for the good of all – the common people as well as society at large. by its very nature, good journalism is often a david vs. goliath fight, to expose corruption at even the highest levels and not just distribute information and sound bites from CEOs and political figures. while that is almost all that we’ve come to expect from our mainstream news organizations, it’s also what the folks at the daily show have not been doing – they may corner their show into relative obscurity by making easy targets of political figures with their punchlines, but as it is now, the entire crew on that show is also proving themselves unsurpassed at researching and disseminating the truth behind the sound bites, exposing corruption, deception, hypocrisies and omissions. this interview should serve as an example of analytic reporting for those in the media, that truth can be found and brought to light, with or without punchlines.
since i haven’t been posting here too much, i thought i’d pop in to give everyone some news. unfortunately, there’s not much to tell, really, except that if you’re looking at this on my website, you’re looking at a new layout. it’s simplistic, and should be more accessible for older browsers and quicker for everyone overall.
in case you couldn’t tell, i haven’t been taking new photos, and i haven’t been writing much at all lately. mostly, i got bored with photography, and completely outclassed, and i wasn’t really having fun with it anymore. as for writing, well, i haven’t been bored with it, i’ve just been preoccupied mentally with other things.
i do have a pet project i’m working on that has little to do with either of those things, but i won’t be announcing it here until it’s ready. if you follow my RSS feed here or follow me on twitter, you’ll see it soon, i hope.
continuing the dialogue about marriage rights for same-sex couples and the repercussions from california’s proposition 8 vote this last week… please take a moment to watch this, and pass it on to anyone you know who should see it. -h
as of this next week, i’m launching my latest collaborative effort with some friends of mine… best fuc* apparel, a clothing company featuring brand new original designs on everything from t-shirts and hoodies to track jackets and women’s underwear.
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