IMHO, John Stuart is better than the news for three reasons. First, he actually calls politicians on their sound bites. If say Giuliani or Pelosi says something in complete contradiction to a previous statement from (I'm talking a total 180) Stuart calls it and I'm confounded as to why I never see that type of thing on CNN.

Second, he puts stories in context (albeit using humor) and doesn't try to be “fair and balanced” more than he tries to be reasonable. There are no pundits mouthing off talking points mascaraing as “perspective.”

Third, the questions he asks his guests and the ways that he pursues answers from them are better than any other interviewer I've seen on any of the major news networks. He has a conversation with the people and they have a real back and forth (any interview with Huckabee is a must see). As opposed to someone like Katie Couric, and others, whos interviews are essentially the other person reading their talking points verbatim. There's no authenticity, no real follow ups. They never just say: “You didn't really answer the question,” (then again their questions kinda suck anyways).

I don't think that John Stuart is a journalist, but that's NOT the issue here. It depresses me to think that, in spite of his self proclaimed role as a comedian, he's somehow doing a MUCH better job than almost any journalist on TV right now. It's depressing, but yes, I get a lot of important information from Stuart because it just isn't coming from any places else.

to yours and alex's comments, i agree- Glen beck is not a journalist, he was just the most right-wing person i could think of at the time, and as a self-proclaimed liberal, i enjoy taking shots at him whenever possible.

I said in the very first paragraph that john stewart was a “fake newscaster” I don't consider him a journalist and in fact, John Stewart himself has said he is not a journalist and that the daily show is not a news show, and i don't think i was trying to make any of those assertions. I am entertained when i watch the show, and i am not saying that it is my only source of news, but i do know that after watching/reading BBC, NPR, or CNN and learning about a story i like to see what John Stewart has to say about it because i respect his opinion as an intelligent commentator.

I am also aware that it is a liberal biased show, but this article was never about watching the show because it was unbiased, it was about being so overly fed-up with the 24-hour propaganda slander ridden news media outlets that the daily show, by comparison, is becoming reputable