The purpose of journalism is to build a more informed citizenry. For many Americans, Jon Stewart fulfilled that task. http://t.co/V0mbUeyXJ5
— Andy Carvin (@acarvin) February 11, 2015
Matt Ford’s drooling hagiography of Jon Stewart is truly a thing to behold.
The idea that what Jon Stewart and his team did was journalism always rankled some journalists, but that’s exactly what it was. At its most fundamental level, the purpose of journalism in a democracy is to build a more informed citizenry. For many Americans, especially younger ones, Stewart fulfilled that task. And it seems to be a duty his successors are eager to take up: As he began his new season last week, John Oliver expanded the Last Week Tonight staff not by adding more comedy writers, but by hiring investigative journalists.
The arrogant leftist tendency to equate “informed” with “whatever I believe” is alive and well at The Atlantic. The entire piece celebrates the notion of one sided (leftist) “journalism.” When Ford wistfully wonders if Jon Stewart might follow the path of Al Franken into the Senate, it becomes clear how much the left really craves “leaders” whose chief skills are mugging for a camera while reading words other people wrote them. It’s little wonder they love President Teleprompter so much.
@acarvin @instapundit Thus proving Atlantic less reliable than Mad Magazine…
— CounterJihad (@CounterJihad) February 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/SlidinDelta/status/565641953417887744
https://twitter.com/Article58/status/565642730999910400
@acarvin @instapundit The REALLY sad thing is that for many people, that's true. And they can vote. #cheeryThought
— John Hasley (@PonsSublicius) February 11, 2015
@jtLOL @acarvin Well, that's pretty scary…
— Mary Pat Ryan (@MaryPatRyan) February 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/steveatmguy/status/565643391892226048
https://twitter.com/czechov/status/565643698730708993
https://twitter.com/CFLancop/status/565645857513824257
Unless you’re a hyperpartisan who equates indoctrination with being informed.
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