The Good The Bad And The Daily Show By Jason Zinser Analysis

The article, “The Good, the Bad, and The Daily Show,” written by Jason Zinser, talks about the implications that “fake” news shows like The Daily Show have on society and the media. He begins by talking about the dissemination of news and the responsibility the news has to inform people. Then he explains what he believes the vices are of “fake” news: deception and dilution. He argues that the show inadvertently decepts its viewers when they believe that their information is objective. He also argues that by adding another news source, it dilutes the media at large and encourages traditional news agencies to value ratings over substance in order to compete. Then he cites a study that found that Daily Show viewers were more informed about Presidential candidates than those who got their news through more traditional means. This shows that it may be informing people who would not have been informed otherwise. But he tells his readers to keep in mind that the quality of news must also be considered. He concludes with the two possible futures he sees: conventional networks will either focus more on breaking news to combat the shift towards sensationalism, or they will
The writer, Jason Zinser, has a Ph.D. in philosophy and is a professor at the University of North Florida. This shows he is qualified to talk about philosophical ideas such as the ones he wrote about in his article. He also cites many of his sources, but some of them are articles written by other philosophers which does not make them automatically reliable on their own. Inversely, some of his sources are studies such as the 2004 National Annenberg Election Study that he uses to explain that The Daily Show may be informing otherwise inattentive people. He also argues and explains both the good qualities and the bad qualities of The Daily Show instead of arguing one side and ignoring the other, which makes his information more