The voice of a generation, so long as they aren't protesting?
Whether or not you think the Occupy Wall Street protests are effective, you can't deny that they are news. They've been covered by most of the major networks and newspapers at this point. Even NPR, who initially released a statement explaining why they weren't covering the protests, have decided that the story is too big to ignore. However, one major news source has continued to ignore the protests, and it may not be the one you'd expect: The Daily Show. That's right, America's most trusted newsman and the sarcastic voice of a generation Jon Stewart has stayed silent on a group of protesters who probably all watch his show.
Even more interesting, The Daily Show's silence on Occupy Wall Street seems to go even further than just plain ignoring the protests. If you do a search for "Occupy Wall Street Daily Show," you'll find several results from the show's official forum. These were threads in the "Story Ideas" section, but all of them have been deleted. Several more Occupy Wall Street threads have popped up there again (like I said, Daily Show fans and Occupy Wall Street protesters have a lot of overlap) without any official response from the show or the forum moderators.
http://ology.com/politics/why-isnt-daily-show-covering-occupy-wall-street
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