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 News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch In 'Rosewater,' remembering humor and humanity after torture By PBS News Hour 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
Nov 14 Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari on the importance of satire in the face of darkness By Anne Azzi Davenport, Victoria Fleischer "Rosewater," the screenwriting and directorial debut of "The Daily Show" host and executive producer Jon Stewart, retells an ordeal endured by journalist Maziar Bahari, who was held captive in Iran after returning to the country to cover the presidential election… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari on the importance of satire in the face of darkness By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch How 'Rosewater' became Jon Stewart's directorial debut By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 23 Hari Sreenivasan discusses public media values on 'The Daily Show' By Colleen Shalby PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan spilled some public media secrets on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart Wednesday night. We missed twerking. Hari Sreenivasan came clean Wednesday night about the NewsHour's lack of twerking coverage when he joined Jon… Continue reading
Feb 23 The Pain in Spain: How Hard Is the Rain Gonna Fall on the Plains? By Paul Solman The specter of Euro-debt default is again roiling the markets. "Worries Over Europe Pose Risks for Euro," read a headline in Monday's Wall Street Journal. "Spain Pegs Cajas' Possible Problem Debt," warned another. (Cajas are the… Continue reading
Feb 23 The Pain in Spain: Hard Rain Gonna Fall? By Elizabeth Shell The specter of Euro-debt default is again roiling the markets. "Worries Over Europe Pose Risks for Euro," read a headline in Monday's Wall Street Journal. "Spain Pegs Cajas' Possible Problem Debt," warned another. (Cajas are the regional Spanish… Continue reading