Jon Stewart Trashes CNN For Bad Reporting
Jon Stewart has a giant bone to pick with CNN about their coverage of the Boston bombing.
The 24-hour news network has been criticized by many for their reckless breaking news reporting — notable example being when they started a media frenzy by reporting a suspect was in custody when it wasn’t at all the case.
Stewart pointed out that CNN learned from their lesson, moving on to a different tactic of reporting a whole lot about not knowing much a at all, “a much more responsible way of broadcasting than your usual say it first and have Anderson Cooper correct it later.”
Ouch.
Check out the full segment below.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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