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The Daily Show: Over-Coverage of Anna Nicole Smith’s Death

By Manila Ryce
Published Tuesday, February 13th, 2007, 5:18 am
Filed under: Videos: Political, Entertainment, Videos, US Politics

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Jon Stewart takes a look at the only thing which could make the American media divert its attention away from the astronaut diaper story - a celebrity death. Actually, Anna Nicole wasn’t exactly a celebrity as much as she was a punchline. Still, the 24 hour “News” Channels weren’t going to let a little thing like integrity get in the way of their ratings grab. Just because you can spend hours covering a story doesn’t mean you should. The Daily Show correspondents do a fine job of capturing the shamelessness of the American media.

Stewart’s Money Quote:
All to find out how a woman who appeared to be in a perpetual downward spiral, somehow spiraled downward.

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