Very in depth piece Ryan, as a 70 yr old I was very interested in what's up as I have always read newspapers, still do. I'm not alone in being pissed that regional papers are almost non-existent now. I've always been a late-night show watcher but find myself tuning in to a lot of podcasts now. All the best to you and keep up the great work.
Thanks for this. I've stopped buying the argument that the late night shows aren't news in the US because all of them employ fact-checkers (and comedy doesn't need to be fact-checked) while the "news networks" fill most of their airtime with commentary and "analysis" (not fact-checked). And Last Week Tonight does the kind of in-depth reporting than 60 Minutes used to and just presents it with added snark & silly.
Very in depth piece Ryan, as a 70 yr old I was very interested in what's up as I have always read newspapers, still do. I'm not alone in being pissed that regional papers are almost non-existent now. I've always been a late-night show watcher but find myself tuning in to a lot of podcasts now. All the best to you and keep up the great work.
Thanks for this. I've stopped buying the argument that the late night shows aren't news in the US because all of them employ fact-checkers (and comedy doesn't need to be fact-checked) while the "news networks" fill most of their airtime with commentary and "analysis" (not fact-checked). And Last Week Tonight does the kind of in-depth reporting than 60 Minutes used to and just presents it with added snark & silly.
If the evaluation is "who is informing the public about current affairs", comedy is doing a better job than most networks.