Link: http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/05/24/the_daily_show_cause_and_effect.php
This is blog I found very related to the topic we discussed on Monday the 12th. The blogger discusses the unclear issue of whether the The Daily Show is promoting cynicism in today's youth. The blogger cites a recent study done by Jody Baumgartner and Jonathan S. Morris, for American Politics research. The study is very similar to what we discussed, but added an argument that may play a part in the outcome of the research; the oversimplification of the concept. If we say that watching The Daily Show causes cynicism, and that cynicism is a lack of active participation due to distrust, then BOOM easy answer. Along with this the blogger discusses the fact that the average college student currently has a completely different level of trust to media in general, and that this range of trust has a major role in cynicism before The Daily Show even becomes involved.
It's a valid point, I'm happy I found it. I think it's funny because I was actually searching for cynical blogs but I ended up finding one that avoided such a claim.
Kyle Davis
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