John Oliver's take on print journalism

Making the rounds this morning. It's 20 minutes long and I haven't watched it yet.

 

It is absolutely worth watching, assuming you haven't let your Rx for antidepressants run out. The whole thing is great, but it would have been worth it for this screenshot alone.

 

I don't think I've devoted 20 consecutive minutes of thought to print journalism since I left it.

 

It's a neat segment but its nothing that hasn't been on this board for a half-dozen or a dozen years......how are his ratings? How many people does this really enlighten?

 

Oliver is very good, very funny, if you like his flavor. (Also think Seinfeld has a man crush on him. It was a pretty decent Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.)

 

If you don't have time for the whole thing or just want a hit of laughing while you cry, fast forward to the parody Spotlight trailer at 15:28.

 

He gets something like 4 million viewers a week and then probably many more on social media. He's done a few takes on things that I had no idea about. I am sure there are plenty of people who will at least take some interest in it.

I have always wondered how much of an impact his stories have in the long term?

 

Yes, it was very good.

 

That "Stoplight" segment at the end was nauseating. Because I've seen shit like that every week now.

 

I think this was from 2008:

 

The Sam Zell the clip made my jaw drop.

No, its nothing new to most people here. But maybe it strikes a chord with Oliver's viewers.

 

I think a large part of the populace at large would be educated by it if they actually stopped, listened and consumed it. I thought it was outstanding.

It didn't become less enlightening because we have personally lived through it.