barthel: takethecityandrun: pwnator: slackr: hunsonisgroovy: Jon Stewart: Our Most Trusted Newsman Well, it’s official: with Walter Cronkite gone, Jon Stewart is America’s “most trusted newscaster.” At least that’s the result of this TIME poll that pits him against the anchors of the nightly news shows for CBS, ABC, and NBC. As an online poll with a small sample size that probably got hacked anyway, it’s not particularly trustworthy itself. But still, what does this say about the state of journalism in America? Do we actually have a dearth of trustworthy newscasters? Or are people just confusing “most trusted” with “funniest”? (via good.is) You all don’t need me to explain why drawing any conclusions from a voluntary online poll is ridiculous, right?  You’re not going to start quoting this statistic like it’s meaninful or anything, are you?  OK. This poll is totally meaningless, unless you take it as news that the internet likes Jon Stewart. It should be pointed out, however, that Keyboard Cat would have won the poll if he’d been included in the ballot.

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Jon Stewart: Our Most Trusted Newsman

Well, it’s official: with Walter Cronkite gone, Jon Stewart is America’s “most trusted newscaster.” At least that’s the result of this TIME poll that pits him against the anchors of the nightly news shows for CBS, ABC, and NBC.

As an online poll with a small sample size that probably got hacked anyway, it’s not particularly trustworthy itself. But still, what does this say about the state of journalism in America? Do we actually have a dearth of trustworthy newscasters? Or are people just confusing “most trusted” with “funniest”? (via good.is)

You all don’t need me to explain why drawing any conclusions from a voluntary online poll is ridiculous, right?  You’re not going to start quoting this statistic like it’s meaninful or anything, are you?  OK.

This poll is totally meaningless, unless you take it as news that the internet likes Jon Stewart. It should be pointed out, however, that Keyboard Cat would have won the poll if he’d been included in the ballot.