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Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:00 AM

Jon Stewart will be on '60 Minutes' this Sunday, 7pm.

 

 

Not really, just letting you know that Jon Stewart will be on '60 Minutes' this

Sunday, 7pm.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/21/60minutes/main650690.shtml

 

Stewart Rails Against Real News

 

 

(CBS) Before he went on CNN's " Crossfire " program and made news by lecturing

its hosts, " Daily Show " comedy anchor Jon Stewart complained about cable news to

60 Minutes Correspondent Steve Kroft.

 

Kroft's profile of the Comedy Central star and his satirical news show will be

broadcast Sunday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

 

Cable news, says Stewart, has become a street fight instead of civil

discourse. " What has become rewarded in political discourse is the extremity of

viewpoint, " he tells Kroft. " People like the conflict. Conflict, baby! It sells.

'Crossfire!' 'Hardball!' 'Shut up!' 'You shut up!' "

 

Stewart says reporters complain about Fox News, but he doesn't think much of

CNN as an alternative. " Fox has the phrase 'fair and balanced' and journalists

wring their hands about that, " he says.

 

Stewart has no problems with Fox because everyone knows what it does, but not

necessarily its competitors. He finds it ironic that journalists say, " How can

they...say fair and balanced, but they're not? I watch it. It's not. It makes me

so mad, " Stewart says. " Well, CNN says, 'You can depend on CNN.' Guess what? I

watch CNN. No, you can't! "

 

The comedian also takes a light swipe at news programs that may not all run on

cable. When reminded that the Television Critics Association voted his " Daily

Show " the best news and information program of the year, Stewart says, " I think

in some respects, they were punking you, as opposed to praising us. "

 

The rest of the profile is one laugh after another, with Stewart humorously

commenting on subjects, including the two presidential candidates, John Edwards

using his program to announce his presidential candidacy last fall, and what it

would be like to have President Bush on his show.

 

CBS and Comedy Central are both owned by Viacom.