Comments on: Get Your News On at The Daily Show http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/04/16/get-your-news-on-at-the-daily-show/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rob Hyndman http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/04/16/get-your-news-on-at-the-daily-show/#comment-73977 Rob Hyndman Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:29:54 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/04/16/get-your-news-on-at-the-daily-show/#comment-73977 I had not heard that. Good grief. I had not heard that. Good grief.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/04/16/get-your-news-on-at-the-daily-show/#comment-73962 Leigh Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:21:48 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2007/04/16/get-your-news-on-at-the-daily-show/#comment-73962 The Walrus had a great article this month talking about the restrictions that the Canadian media has agreed to regarding political content. Apparently, shows like Air Farce CANNOT use snippets bc there's an agreement that that content is ONLY to be used for world reports and news. So I guess for the moment, our ability to increase our knowledge through political satire will be dramatically hampered by the fact that we will be forced to watch Lloyd Robertson (*yawn*) instead of Rick Mercer. Too bad eh? The Walrus had a great article this month talking about the restrictions that the Canadian media has agreed to regarding political content. Apparently, shows like Air Farce CANNOT use snippets bc there’s an agreement that that content is ONLY to be used for world reports and news. So I guess for the moment, our ability to increase our knowledge through political satire will be dramatically hampered by the fact that we will be forced to watch Lloyd Robertson (*yawn*) instead of Rick Mercer.

Too bad eh?

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