Aug 06 5 times ‘The Daily Show’ actually influenced policy By Corinne Segal As Jon Stewart prepares the leave "The Daily Show," we looked back at the moments the show and its alums crossed into the world of policy. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Obama’s farewell appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Barack Obama shifted from baseball to football to analogize the limitations of meeting his goals as president during an appearance on "The Daily Show" Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Meet the New Jon Stewart By Andreas Hale, OZY Noah landed a gig as a senior international correspondent on 'The Daily Show' back in December, and in a few short months he has already become next in line for the anchor's desk. Continue reading
Feb 13 Gwen’s Take: On loss and opportunity By Gwen Ifill This has been a wrenching week for those of us in the business of telling the truth on television. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 9:40 Will news consumers trust Brian Williams again? By PBS NewsHour Questions about credibility have removed Brian Williams from the anchor chair, while Jon Stewart -- not a journalist but a comedian who critiques the news -- has to decided to bow out. What does it mean for American media? Judy… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 3:28 NBC suspends news anchor Brian Williams; satirical news anchor Jon Stewart signals departure By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Feb 11 8 moments of snarky satire and heartfelt patriotism from Jon Stewart By Marina Lopes As Daily Show fans get ready to say goodbye, take a look at 8 quintessential Jon Stewart clips. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:07 Stephen Colbert leaves the pundit behind to play himself By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch In ‘Rosewater,’ remembering humor and humanity after torture By PBS NewsHour In 2009, journalist Maziar Bahari was held for months in solitary confinement in a Tehran prison after being charged with being a spy. He turned his real ordeal into a memoir, which has now been dramatized as "Rosewater," a new… Continue watching
Nov 14 How ‘Rosewater’ became Jon Stewart’s directorial debut By Anne Azzi Davenport, Victoria Fleischer Having delivered pointed political barbs and satire about the media and much more since 1999, Jon Stewart took somewhat of a creative detour two summers ago. The movie "Rosewater" marks the screenwriting and directorial debut of "The Daily Show" host… Continue reading