Do you believe Jon Stewart is the most trusted newsman on TV?

[Radio_Lady]

Joe Scarborough discussed this with his guests tonight.

What do you think? Are you getting your news from CBS, ABC, or NBC? Or from Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, and Stephen Colbert? If so, why?



http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/News/Op-ED/The-State-of-the-News-2.html

[Pepperbelly]

1. he and Keith are mainly ...

what there is so far as candid and accurate news.

[William Bloode]

2. For real news K.O.

Jon for the comedy supplement. K.O. is more serious with some fun added, while Jon is just all fun.

[LSdemocrat]

3. That's why I get my news on the internet. I don't trust any TV news.

[Mad_Dem_X]

20. You and me both

I watch Jon and Stephen for comic relief, but I get my "real" news from places other than TV.

[philosophie_en_rose]

4. Yep. Underneath the jokes, Jon has a big heart.

And he's not bullied by the same kind of things as so-called journalists, such as losing access or being controlled by Rupert Murdoch.

[Radio_Lady]

15. Very interesting perspective. I certainly agree.

[Pale Blue Dot]

5. What know what? Underneath this was a slap at Olbermann.

The implication is that Olbermann is just another "comedian", and not serious news. That's complete bullshit.

[Radio_Lady]

16. Underneath this WHAT? The article? I don't understand your views.

Please see Keith Olbermann's biography downthread. He is a sportscaster who has segued into news. He has comedy elements in his program, but no one is downgrading him. I think he's an excellent talent -- one of the best -- and watch his program faithfully.

[Redstone]

6. Because JS, KO, and SC tell the truth.

Redstone

[TOhioLiberal]

7. I watch Keith...n/t

[Radio_Lady]

13. So do I. I really enjoy him and think he's a talented guy, no matter

what he does.

[Initech]

8. Kinda sad when our most trusted news sources are a music mag and two comedians

[Radio_Lady]

17. How do we cure this sadness? Who do YOU trust?

[Kali]

9. I get news from right here, DU. I also get Democracy Now! from my local community radio station and

whenever Crooks and Liars has a regular video of Colbert, Stewart or Olbermann (not in the same catagory but all truthtellers!) I download those. My primitive dial-up is too slow for Youtube and the television stations' websites.

I also read the local small town paper (no news whatsoever), and the alternative weekly and the Daily Star out of Tucson on occasion. (when husband picks it up)

But DU (and various links to articles) are where I get my primary news.

[Radio_Lady]

14. Thanks, Kali. It sounds like a very good balance of sources.

[sakabatou]

10. KO, then John, then Colbert for news anchors

[Radio_Lady]

25. Good choices! Do you ever watch the major network news programs at all?

Katie Couric?
Charles Gibson?
Brian Williams?

The niche marketing of news reporting is changing almost daily. Even the network bigwigs know it.

Networks and newspapers are being squeezed very hard.

[Karenca]

11. Keith Olbermann is NOT a comedian.

I would edit that post----Keith is the best news person there is--to
put him in the same sentence with Jon and Steve (who I do love, but for ENTERTAINMENT!)
is truly insulting.

[Radio_Lady]

12. Keith Olbermann is a sportscaster, who has moved into news. He certainly adds comedic elements

to his newscast with great effect. Please do not insinuate that I am trying to insult him. Thank you for your consideration.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646021/bio

Here's what is listed at IMDB:

Biography for
Keith Olbermann

Height
6' 3½" (1.92 m)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mini biography

Olbermann's first book, "The Major League Coaches," was published when he was 14. He began his career while still in high school as a play-by-play announcer for WHTR. Began college at age 16 and graduated with a Bachelors of science degree in communications arts from Cornell University at the age of 20.

He began his career at UPI, and then RKO-Radio and WNEW until CNN found him in 1981. In 1984, he became a sports anchor in Boston at WCVB TV, then to Los Angeles for KTLA and KCBS. While in California, he received 11 Golden Mike Awards for Best Sportscaster and Best Sportscast, and was voted Sportscaster of the Year three times.

In 1992, he was part of the team that launched ESPN Radio, and then began what was to become his "signature" post at ESPN SportsCenter. He and Dan Patrick worked together until 1997. Keith then went to MSNBC, where he hosted "The Big Show with Keith Olbermann" and "White House in Crisis". Keith despised doing 24 hour a day coverage of the Clinton/Lewinsky saga and his contract was bought out by Fox to become anchor and executive producer of "The Keith Olbermann Evening News" on Fox Sports Net on Sunday nights and was host of Fox's Saturday pregame baseball studio show.

In 2001, Keith left Fox for "other opportunities", and kept a low profile at ABC Radio. The attacks of September 11, 2001 affected Keith profoundly, saying that the events of Sept. 11 "sobered me up." He knew five people who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. He won an Edward R. Murrow Award for reporting from the site for 40 days for his ABC Radio show.

After September 11, and while contributing to Salon.com, he published a profound "Mea Culpa" to ESPN and fellow workers and addressed the burned bridges in his career. He attributed most of his "outbursts" to feelings of "insecurity" and "fear of being blamed". What September 11 also taught him was "If you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were at 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room."

Keith is an avid baseball historian, and has a collection of at least 35,000 baseball cards. He's received numerous distinguished awards in radio and television broadcasting, including the 1995 Cable Ace Award for Best Sportscaster, 11 Golden Mike Awards for excellence in television and radio, and four Sports Emmy Awards.

He has written for dozens of publications, including The New York Times, USA Today, Newsweek, Time, Sports Illustrated and Playboy, and authored a book with his "tag-team partner" Dan Patrick entitled "The Big Show - A Tribute to ESPN's SportsCenter". Keith currently hosts "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC, and will be the host of its coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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[Karenca]

18. Keith Olbermann is a news anchor, commentator

and radio sportscaster.

By calling Keith a sportscaster first is trivializing him and the tremendous impact he
has created upon exposing this administration. He is our MOST important voic in the media,
and I would reword that post.

I find it extremely insulting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann

[Radio_Lady]

21. Karenca, why are we arguing? Do you have to win? If so, OK.

I think we're on the same page. The IMDB biography was written a few years ago. The Wikipedia entry appears to be more up to date. Both explore Keith's background and current affiliations.

End of my comments. Thank you for posting.

In peace,

Radio_Lady in Oregon

[Karenca]

22. Radiolady---If I choose to disagree with you,

please do not accuse me of being argumentative.

Your stating '' I have to win"
is not only argumentative, but it is
confrontational and condascending as well.

[olshak]

19. I put Keith first and Stewart second

[Lilith Velkor]

23. Joe Scarborough doesn't know he's a comedian?

And he's supposed to be smarter than most rightwingers?

Bloody. Fkg. Hell. :scared:

Don't these people know that the wire services and newspapers are accesible online, and that not all of us need a white guy in a suit to read us the news? These shows are for entertainment!

<unkind broadbrush statement redacted>

:argh:

[slj0101]

24. It's sad when the most trusted news source on TV is satire.

But yes- I love the way he takes the piss out of mainstream media's pushing stories without knowing all the facts.

[Radio_Lady]

26. Did the news "go down" better when we watched Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley,

Chet Huntley, Douglas Edwards, and other TV icons in the early days of television? Was it less confusing and opinionated, as well as being more understandable?

If you remember those men, please give me your opinion. Thanks so much.

[slj0101]

27. I don't. They were before my time.

The news itself hasn't changed, but it's the over-arching influence of the corporations that control the news outlets that has. It's a lot like the gilded Age during the turn of the century.

[Yavin4]

28. KO Made Me Unblock MSNBC

I use the parental control on my cable box to block out CNN, Fox, CNBC, and MSNBC. I unblock it in case of a national emergency. Lately, I've been unblocking it to watch KO.

[Radio_Lady]

30. Smooth move... he makes my weekdays at 5 PM Pacific Time.

I'm usually in the kitchen doing those boring things you have to do in a kitchen...

[Ladyhawk]

29. OMG...I've got to have that issue of Rolling Stone!

Which month is it?

[Kerrytravelers]

31. I'm sure joe scarborough led an enlightened discussion.

He is one dumb fool.