If viewers of Comedy Central's Daily Show tend to be "stoned slackers," at least they're informed stoned slackers. That's the upshot of a recent study from Indiana University. It found that at least as far as hard news is concerned, the "fake news" show is every bit as substantive as the network newscasts. WFIU's Adam Ragusea reports.
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Comments [1]
This has got to be the stupidest statement that I have ever read in my life. To say that "the daily show" has relivant news is like saying "I'm a dumb stoner with absolutely no clue what's going on around me". Good job news...
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