But on reflection, I would say that this comment misses the point by less than I'd originally thought.
I would argue in response to it that every market-focused topic should include the key externalities associated with the topic.
Between the quick cuts to “here’s a funny photoshop” (said in John Oliver’s voice), it should be a red flag that they aren’t actually balancing out the purpose of an organization or system or how it got to be that way
Its just “system you aren't a part of is bad, we raised awareness, we did it you’re informed!”
Trevor Noah, John Stewart, Steven Colbert, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj, all do/did it the same
This bothers me. All part of the same polarizing filter bubbles we want to think that only people with different beliefs are in.
Anyone who gets their news from comedians should be laughed at and any comedians who think that they are important should be ignored.
I didn't know all the right news was so non-pejorative. Maybe if they'd add a laugh track it would be more entertaining.
It doesnt fix the adage: if you dont watch the news you are uninformed, if you do watch the need you are misinformed
Comedy news is not fixing this by presenting everything as the controversy of the day. They are all still omitting lots and are just aiming to rile you up like the others. “But its funny and feels good and isnt Fox or OAN so it must be balanced!” is really what many of the viewers feel.
Said no viewer anywhere. I’ve never encountered anyone who thought Comedy Central was advertising a balanced view.