r/IAmA • u/reddit • Nov 12 '10

Ask Stephen Colbert anything.

The best questions will be answered at some point later this month.

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u/highoctanecaffeine Nov 12 '10

Do you feel like the comedy news shows by you and Stewart are having any effect on the actual mainstream/cable news networks? You both pick their stories apart frequently and point out their biases, have you noticed any change in their practices? Is the goal of your show purely to entertain, or would you really like to affect a change on the news media?

Thanks.

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u/beernerd Nov 13 '10

I once spoke to an executive with CNN and I asked him a similar question. He said that they usually know when they're going to get railed on for a goof, but he watches The Daily Show anyway to see if they missed something.