Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '...
by ritchiea on Monday June 06, 2016 @11:26AM
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Can you give a specific example of someone who was manipulated to make look bad on the Daily Show? Most of their interviews are with people the host disagrees with but are happy to share their views (gun rights advocates, abortion rights advocates, etc). Typically guests and participants in segments are not being manipulated. I can't say it's never been done but it's certainly not an epidemic at that show.
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Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '...
by partiallypro on Monday June 06, 2016 @11:31AM
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You're joking right? The entire interview segments are spliced and edited. Pauses are added for comedic effect, they splice different questions with different answers. It's not a single example, it's literally every interview segment.
That doesn't mean I agree with the person they are interviewing, or that that person isn't ignorant...but there is no way you can see their reporting as objective.
Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '...
by danielford on Monday June 06, 2016 @11:41AM
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Here's a news article about this and how to avoid it if you ever have to go on a program like the Daily Show.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-09-23/don-t-eve...
Re:John Oliver buys $15M in debt and forgives all of it on '...
by BallinBige on Monday June 06, 2016 @12:41PM
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Never gets old: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/6p62fp/the-daily-show-with-jon...
Jason Jones talks to two hunters, a non-fatal hunter and a fatal hunter, to see what method is better. (4:33)