In some ways, I find Beck (who I only know a little about, admittedly) and Stewart to be more constructive than O'Reilly, Olbermann, and the sort. Part of it is that they both make it clear that it's meant to be entertainment. But oddly enough, it's also that they both revel in making fun of / make pointed commentary towards what is really going on. To do that, they must do a fair amount of work and research to find out what is actually going on!
Strangely enough, by claiming their show isn't about journalism it almost frees them to do, well, actual journalism.
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