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Jon Stewart’s Fox News Takedowns

2024/9/2
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This chapter analyzes Fox News's track record, highlighting instances where their reporting was accurate, such as Pete Williams' coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, and contrasting it with their frequent rush to judgment. It satirizes Fox News's self-congratulatory behavior and their criticism of other media outlets.
  • Fox News occasionally gets things right, but it's rare.
  • They often rush to judgment despite criticizing others for doing the same.
  • They tend to focus on self-praise, even for minor achievements.

Shownotes Transcript

A look back at some of Jon Stewart’s reactions to Fox News’s many media crimes, including the network’s anchors patting themselves on the back for their own coverage, their reaction to Jon leaving The Daily Show in 2015, and stirring up false outrage during the Obama administration. 

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