Sunday, February 18, 2018

British Comedian Has Lessons for American Journalism

English: John Oliver, American Comedian Origin...
English: John Oliver, American Comedian Original description by Ted Kerwin: :Mitch and I were interviewed by John Oliver, lets see if we make the cut. :We made it at 1:30 www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=156 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
John Oliver says he's not a journalist, but he has some good ideas.



But save the usual sarcasm and biting jokes at the state of the world that keeps everyone in the conference room belly-laughing, Oliver has a lot to say about how to report on President Donald Trump. Given the daily onslaughts on the media from the White House, the crusade against facts, and the labeling of any dissent or critique as "fake news," these lessons are critical and welcomed.

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