Stewart Lectures Reporters

by Andy Barr - 08/25/08 8:22 PM ET

John Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, ripped into the media Monday during a breakfast with reporters.

CNN has an account:

Stewart directed most of his ire at the 24-hour cable news networks, which he called “gerbil wheels,” and said the media at-large had “abdicated” to what he called the “slow-witted beast.”

He said the never-ending television news cycle creates a “false sense of urgency” and forces reporters to “follow the veins that have been mined,” instead of pursuing serious and in-depth reporting.

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