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- Jan 2023
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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Today, the critiques that the news channels were obsessed with ratings, or that too many people had abandoned the 6 o’clock news for The Daily Show, seem quaint. There is no longer any distinction: The news has become entertainment, and entertainment has become the news.
I mean... the Daily Show had a pretty real take, again and again. It was less about exacerbating political squabbles than pointing out genuine interest in a decent yet humorous way.
The news has long had a bit more bias, a bit more hooks. And now it aims to serve, to appease it's audiences. That duty to audience, that desire to polarize & oppose, stands in opposition to the simple genuine.
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