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Jon Stewart Calls Out NBC & CNN, Saying They “Refuse To Allow Their Reporters To Come On” His Podcast

"I would think it's an embarrassment to those news organizations," said Jon Stewart today at the top of his The Weekly Show podcast.

Specifically, the once-a-week Daily Show host says that the reporters themselves want to come on the podcast but, when Stewart’s staff have made official requests, the networks “politely decline” without explanation. How is it possible that a news organization would not feel shame and bewilderment at using the techniques of obfuscation that they rail against from politicians and public figures?” The FTC chair has been outspoken about her concerns over what she sees are monopolistic practices by tech giants like Apple which, she told Stewart that night, have stifled consumer choice.

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