Jon Stewart rips into cowardly cable news executives who refuse to be interviewed about their industry

Greg P. | 8:21 PM on March 27, 2022

What an amazing clip.

Jon Stewart absolutely ripped into cable news executives who have refused to sit down for an interview with him for his new show on AppleTV+, “The Problem with Jon Stewart.”

Stewart said, “You’re an industry that relies on transparency and access and Democracy Dies in Darkness. And you’re saying that, locked in a F-ing closet with the lights out and you won’t say it on camera”:

Powerful stuff. Jon Stewart can't get a network news chief to talk about the biz on TV. "You’re an industry that relies on transparency and access and Democracy Dies in Darkness. And you’re saying that, locked in a F-ing closet with the lights out and you won’t say it on camera." pic.twitter.com/x5ZMo6gKGy

— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 26, 2022

He also called out the on-air talent who “who stand outside people’s homes after their child has been murdered! And say ‘Talk to me!'”:

Stewart adds: "These are people who stand outside people’s homes after their child has been murdered! And say ‘Talk to me!’"

— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 26, 2022

Transcript:

“We’re not going to have an interview with somebody who runs a news division, who used to run a news division. So far, it’s been a resounding no, you’re an industry that relies on transparency and action access, and democracy dies in darkness. And you’re saying that locked in a f***ing closet with the lights out and you won’t say it on camera. These are people that stand outside of people’s homes after their child has been murdered and say, talk to me. Come out and tell us how you feel. And they act like you owe them. And then you ask them to just come on and defend their f***ing business model. Have you tried going outside their houses.”