What resonates in the case of Brian Williams, who was suspended...

What resonates in the case of Brian Williams, who was suspended by NBC for six months, is the collision of celebrity, politics and media that first occurred with Gary Hart in 1987. Nearly three decades later, TV news and entertainment are almost impossible to separate, and probably no one has embodied that cultural shift more comfortably than Williams.

—— “In case you were wondering, this is the real reason that Jon Stewart’s announced departure from the Daily Show came as such a blow to the younger audience that admires him. It’s because there’s no artifice in his act; alone among anchors, Stewart flatly admits he’s an entertainer. When he shows you his listening face, he’s not pretending it’s real.”

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