according to this article, daily show viewers know more about the presidential race than the viewers of any other news/comedy show. or whatever. it's an awesome story (link courtesy of christina).
and speaking of the daily show, i picked up their book on america on friday and have been flipping through it over the weekend. it's laid out like a middle school textbook, only, y' know, goofy and wrong. :) so far my favorite bits are samantha bee's "do you mind if i tell you how we do it in canada?" info-boxes. very educational!
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I must get myself one of these books! (MIke)
i thought of you every time i came to a box about canada! they're really funny (to this american, anyway).
haha, well that's the part of your review that totally sold me on the book.
not to be a prat, but the revelation that Daily Show fans tend to be smarter about politics doesn't mean that the Daily Show is a good news source. It's probably that Daily Show fans are more likely to read articles and stay aware through other mediums as well. While I think John Stewart is the shit I get scared when people say they get all their news from the Daily Show. Smart or not, they should be learning more about what's going on than what a 30-minute comedy show with a famous guest can tell them.
anthony, i obviously wasn't trying to make some big political statement--i was commenting on a news article that amused me and that related to a book i'd just bought.
i made exactly the same point you did--that maybe more-educated/politically-aware viewers are attracted to the daily show, b/c it's less stupid than most other shows--two days ago on the inksandwich forums.
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