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'''''The Daily Show''''' purports to be a [[satire|satirical]] program that airs on cable network [[Comedy Central]]. The show's news team presentsIt is known for catering to an audience of [[public school]] teenagers, "news like you've never seen it before -- unburdened by objectivitymore than 60% of whom, journalistic integrity or even accuracya study of one school district found, watch television for over three hours a day."<ref name=aboutdailyshow>''Comedy Central's The Daily Show''. [http://www.thedailyshowcommercialappeal.com/about About the show]news/2008/dec/01/memphis-youth-make-progress-on-risky-behavior/ (study of Memphis students)</ref> "[N]early half of high school students say they also get news and information from entertainment programs like ''The Daily Show'' was created by Lizz Winstead and Madeleine Smithberg in 1996, hosted by Craig Kilborn until 1999 when [[Jon Stewart]] took over the anchor's chairothers at least once a week."<ref name>http://www.knightfoundation.org/news/press_room/knight_press_releases/detail.dot?id=aboutdailyshow136169</ref>  [[Liberal]]s have recognized the [[leftist]] slant of the show by giving it a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] and nine [[Emmy]]s.<ref>IMDb - Awards for The Daily Show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115147/awards]</ref><ref name =aboutdailyshow/>= Early Years == The show was originally hosted by Craig Kilborn, but in 1998 [[Jon Stewart]] replaced Kilborn.

Jon's interviews have ranged from semi-serious policy discussions, with Stewart is a noted [[Barack Obamaliberal]] and is currently the host of ''The Daily Show''. He often satirizes [[John KerryGeorge W. Bush]], to comedic conversations with comedians like the war in [[Don Rickles]] and [[Steve MartinIraq War|Iraq]], to verbal "smack-downs" of those in the media such as [[Jim CramerUnited States Congress|Congress]] , and [[Chris MatthewsUnited States]]foreign policy.<ref>''Comedy Central''. [http://blogwww.indecisionforevertruthdig.com/2009avbooth/03item/1020060711_jon_stewart_bush_diplomacy/cnbcs-jim-cramer-responds-to-jon-stewarts-response-to-cnbcs-jim-cramer/ CNBC's Jim Cramer Responds to Jon Stewart's Response to CNBC's Jim Cramer], March 10, 2009.</ref> Like other network news channels, Stewart occasionally analyzes upcoming or newly released often shows video clips, sound bites, and news stories in which Republican and other Conservative [[bookspoliticians]] with their respective are made to look silly, often edited or taken out of context so that they appear to be contradicting themselves, or showing [[authorUnited States Senate|authorsSenate]]speeches that seem ridiculous. However, he gives a notably easy ride to President [[Obama]] and most other [[liberal]]s.<ref name=aboutdailyshow/>

 The comedians can be seen as showing a [[liberal bias]] while performing their "news" stories. The segments are usually aimed at poking fun at and satirizing the political parties in power. Thus, Stewart began by [[mockery|mocking]] [[Republicans]], but now makes fun of [[Democrats]], as well as other topics in the news. Some argue that he demeans [[conservative]] positions, such as the [[Second Amendment|Right to Bear Arms]] and the [[Pro-Life ]] Movement, or [[Christianity]].<ref> Ada Calhoun. [http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2008/08/28/daily-show-billboard-mocks-republicans/ 'Daily Show' Billboard Mocks Republicans], August 28, 2008.</ref> One segment in particular, "This Week In God", satirizes [[religious]] values while mocking [[God]].<ref>http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=72342</ref><ref>http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=72182</ref> During the episode aired June 27, 2007, [[Lewis Black]] compared Conservapedia's "[[Homosexuality]]" article to [[Wikipedia]]'s, sarcastically describing it as "way more interesting," mainly because Conservapedia's article described it far more graphically. In their coverage of the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|2008 U.S. presidential election]], most of the guests have been liberal, such as former president [[Bill Clinton]], first lady [[Michelle Obama]] and former [[British]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]].