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It's hard to say, mostly because John Stewart and Stephen Colbert get their fodder from the major news outlets. They do little reporting from the field themselves, but interpret the news. It seems the role of Stewart and Colbert is more to keep the major news outlets honest by highlighting what's behind the news, or what should be news.
If you want to see outlets that are more honest, try Al Jazeera English or RT America. I have known of the latter, but discovered them after watching them for a week at my parents' house after they switched to the local cable franchise. I'm very surprised that Time Warner carries it.
RT America really takes on the establishment and the mainstream press. Some of their commentary and pundit shows are a bit over the top, but overall it's pretty refreshing. For instance, "Capital Account," with Lauren Lyster is an alternative take on daily financial reporting, and "The Alyona Show" is a sometimes irreverent take on current affairs.
For instance, RT America is the only national/international TV news outlet that has been willing to consider Ron Paul a legitimate candidate or make note of the fact that he is the only presidential candidate who is separate from the others on issues such as conduct of the war, the use of torture (or enhanced interrogation as it is now called) indefinite detentions of terror suspects, CIA assassinations of U.S. citizens overseas, etc. And it was the only national TV outlet really willing to delve into the Occupy movement and its treatment by authorities.
I like BBC World Service on satellite/streaming radio too for most of my international news. The major U.S.-based news outlets are really tiring and repetitive. Honestly, CNN en espaƱol and CNN International are far better, and don't Mickey Mouse around like the main U.S. channel and HLN do. -
Marvin the Martian. Though Stitch is a close second.
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Probably Arabic. Maybe Mandarin or Japanese for a close second.
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I'd say "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail," strictly talking plays. If you include musicals, "Man of La Mancha."
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I'm just curious what kind of crap people could possibly want to ask me about. My question is how you found me here within mere minutes of my creating this account.
Antonio A. Prado’s Bio
Journalist for almost two decades, the last half as a newspaper assigning editor after covering a variety of political, municipal, business, economic, and other news as a reporter. Opinions I express are solely my own.
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- the mainstream media.


