In a recent interview on Fox News, comedian Jon Stewart and "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace discussed bias in the media. This interview relates to the theme that we faced throughout today's class, because it shows how important it is for news [reporting] to be neutral.
Although Stewart makes jokes about both Republicans and Democrats, people believe he has a liberal agenda. Chris Wallace questioned both his motives and his credibility throughout the interview because of this knowledge.
I also find it interesting how Fox News can be found credible by so many, even though its Republican bias is vastly apparent. This is a link to the full interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTiDZ0-q-2o. Feel free to comment on what you thing about it.
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Dmitri, just to be clear: Today's personal ethics discussion was about how important it is for news reporters to be fair and objective in their reporting -- and to not demonstrate biases that could show a lack of objectivity.
Comedians should not be held to that standard, nor should columnists or opinion writers. They are openly not objective.
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