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Goddamn, this show is so good.
Goddamn, this show is so good.
Agreed, Daily Show just feels stale and rushed compared to this. It feels their segments are like 2 minutes long.I never thought I would say this, but it's hard to go back to the daily show after this. John Oliver has killed every night, and every night he actually educates me on a fucked up thing in our society.
Agreed, Daily Show just feels stale and rushed compared to this. It feels their segments are like 2 minutes long.
Same, unless it's someone interesting or someone funny like Louis CK or Tracy Morgan idgf.Basically (and obviously) what I'm saying is fuck interviews every single episode, I always turn off the daily show when it gets there, I'm glad last week tonight doesn't do it.
Yup. Most of the Daily Show interviews are boring to me.Same, unless it's someone interesting or someone funny like Louis CK or Tracy Morgan idgf.
I don't care about the author of the 1000th book about Wall Street or politicans regurgitating party lines.
It's because of the interviews man, I don't know how the daily show operates obviously if they have to do them, but I feel like it'd be such a better show if they didn't. Usually the interview takes up half the show and then you have commercial breaks which puts the actual show at around 11 minutes or so and thus there isn't as much time for the jokes/stories.
I still like the daily show a lot, but last week tonight is just soooo much better. Being able to have just 1 story/bit last as long as all the stories of the daily show does so much for the quality.
Basically (and obviously) what I'm saying is fuck interviews every single episode, I always turn off the daily show when it gets there, I'm glad last week tonight doesn't do it.
Great bit about the advertising in news media. Thankfully it hasn't been as noticeable here in Sweden but its a scary thought. Makes me think about the bit on The Daily Show where Jason Jones managed to pay a Indian newspaper to print a "researched" article he wrote.
I'm sure that if you visit Aftonbladet or Expressen's website you'll find some.
Great bit about the advertising in news media. Thankfully it hasn't been as noticeable here in Sweden but its a scary thought. Makes me think about the bit on The Daily Show where Jason Jones managed to pay a Indian newspaper to print a "researched" article he wrote.
John Oliver's bit on the convergence of editorial and paid advertising, while accurate and entertaining, kind of misses the point. This isn't something new at all -- there have been "advertorials" (i.e., sponsored news stories) in newspapers for decades. It's the shift to online advertising that's making a stir.
The majority of these native content activations aren't malicious in intent; they're not designed to swill the reader into clicking on an ad. (What would the point even be? The success of most online campaigns nowadays is measured by purchases, not by clicks.)
The majority of native advertising campaigns are there to create parity between content that consumers value and the values a brand is looking to represent. By highlighting utilitarian content that most readers actually value, native content has been found to be preferred versus traditional advertising (according to a recent study, 70% of individuals want to learn about products through content rather than through traditional advertising).
And to address Oliver's comment that the majority of folks can't even tell the difference between ads and editorial, well, that's really up to the consumer. The American Society of Magazine Editors has created actual rules and guidelines to be followed when advertising natively on websites -- this isn't something that's unregulated.
The onus is really on the reader to determine whether content they're consuming is editorially driven or if it is sponsored. And that's easy to do when native ads must include language saying that it was paid content.
It's a problem in print too.
Who said they're trying to trick you into clicking an ad?
That's not a regulation. Also, the guidelines are a joke.
Yes, a tiny little bar at the top of the page saying 'Advertisement' on a page specifically designed to fool you into thinking it is not an advertisement (at least on first glance)
I hope they start giving out episode descriptions soon.New episode tonight.
His bit on the Payday Loan Companies is up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDylgzybWAw
Incredibly scary that these companies are actually allowed to do this.
.HBO Twitter said:No new episode of Last Week Tonight, tonight.
But we will post a new video at http://youtube.com/lastweektonight at 11PM.
Too bad. Also, I can't wait for next weeks episode. I'm sure he will be covering iCloud leaks.
Great community bit tonight
Aw what, what happened!?
Well, go on. Tell us about your experienceI was in the audience tonight! Awesome show
I was in the audience tonight! Awesome show