The New York Times Compares Jon Stewart To Edward R. Murrow Over First Responderâs Bill

Man, Keith Olbermann is gonna be so jealous. In an unbelievably gratis article in The New royalty Times, Bill Carter and Brian Stelter study Jon Stewart to Edward R. Murrow over his passionate impact in effort the 9/11 First Responders Bill passed. The example doesn’t soft-sell it either. It’s entitled “In ‘Daily Show’ Role on 9/11 Bill, Echoes of Murrow.”

The article holds Stewart’s impact alongside Murrow’s anti-McCarthy broadcasts and Walter Cronkite’s famous warfare statement as ostensibly the exclusive threesome examples of a writer directly affecting open contract finished the power of their possess attention. It then uses quotes from Michael Bloomberg, Brian Williams, and even Robert Gibbs to cement Stewart’s influence over the proceedings.

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It’s engrossing that, in most of the articles that hit been written most Stewart’s involvement, Shepard Smith and his actions are rarely (if ever) mentioned. Not that histrion doesn’t deserve the praise. He strength meet be bright to hit someone added to deal it.

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