Watching The Daily Show with John Steward and Colbert Report with Steven Colbert, was pure laughter for me. They both clearly figured "Substantive Coverage", "Hype", and "Humor" throughout their show. What was most predominant for me was their humor. Regardless of the topic they were covering, there was always humor - mainly joking in a mocking way. With facial expressions, exaggerated gestures, and altered images, they portray the news in a humorous way. There's not one moment of the entire show where they speak about a situation in a serious tone of voice to really give factual news. There's constant laughter in the background from the crowd, also portraying that whatever is being said is in a humous way.
Through watching this and comparing it to actual news, I think there is complete opposite pole of perception between both forms of news. With the simple introduction and background music used, to the fact that both these sources are seated in front of a crowd to entertain, its difficult to see this news as a reliable source.
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