Comments on: Stewart and Colbert: fake news, real books http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/ Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news and reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Melissa http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/comment-page-1/#comment-125339 Melissa Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:21:40 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/#comment-125339 Hi Carol, here's a site: http://www.squidoo.com/ColbertReportBookList Hi Carol,
here’s a site:

http://www.squidoo.com/ColbertReportBookList

]]> By: Carol http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Carol Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:43:48 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/#comment-616 I'm addicted to the Daily Show and the Colbert Report! No just for the laughs and the brain stimulation, but for the books promoted. I'm looking now online for a list of the authors and books - anyone? I’m addicted to the Daily Show and the Colbert Report! No just for the laughs and the brain stimulation, but for the books promoted. I’m looking now online for a list of the authors and books – anyone?

]]> By: Marana Peterson http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Marana Peterson Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:28:21 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/#comment-422 It seems that Stewart and Colbert show a much deeper and more intelligent grasp of the news than most of the "serious" news anchors in the U.S. Their (and their writers') insights are delivered with a very much needed dose of humor. And yes, to write, deliver, or appreciate satire, you have to have a brain. Just as Jon Stewart brings up the truly important points from the books that authors are promoting, he also brings up truly important points from news stories that others seem to miss - or perhaps are afraid to point out. They both go far beyond the infotainment that passes as news and beyond showing photo ops and reading scripts that seem to be prepared by the White House. Yes, we're smart. We read books and newspapers, and we care about what is going on in the world and how it can be better. It seems that Stewart and Colbert show a much deeper and more intelligent grasp of the news than most of the “serious” news anchors in the U.S. Their (and their writers’) insights are delivered with a very much needed dose of humor. And yes, to write, deliver, or appreciate satire, you have to have a brain. Just as Jon Stewart brings up the truly important points from the books that authors are promoting, he also brings up truly important points from news stories that others seem to miss – or perhaps are afraid to point out. They both go far beyond the infotainment that passes as news and beyond showing photo ops and reading scripts that seem to be prepared by the White House. Yes, we’re smart. We read books and newspapers, and we care about what is going on in the world and how it can be better.

]]> By: Josh Marowitz http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Josh Marowitz Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:18:06 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2007/02/26/stewart-and-colbert-fake-news-real-books/#comment-416 I'm personally really sick of Daily Show & Colbert Report "fake news." As far as I'm concerned, they're the only real news shows on television. They happen to approach the news from a comedic perspective and crack jokes, but at least they are mindful of the fact that they're SUPPOSED to be doing comedy; guys on CNN and FOX, etc? They act like they're actually reporting the news. (Anna Nicole Smith was an idiot and then she died. That should have taken 5 minutes MAX in any real news reporting.) I’m personally really sick of Daily Show & Colbert Report “fake news.” As far as I’m concerned, they’re the only real news shows on television. They happen to approach the news from a comedic perspective and crack jokes, but at least they are mindful of the fact that they’re SUPPOSED to be doing comedy; guys on CNN and FOX, etc? They act like they’re actually reporting the news. (Anna Nicole Smith was an idiot and then she died. That should have taken 5 minutes MAX in any real news reporting.)

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