A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to a man, who is really an actor, until he appears to die.

I filed it under entertainment, but I think it hardly is... picked by KerOBeroS32 3 days ago

The popular video Web site Hulu is losing two of its most popular offerings: "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." *This story broke a week ago, but the pullout took effect yesterday. My problem is Hulu knows how to stream high-quality video. Comedy Central does not. Even their Hulu offerings had over-compressed video and audio. But they looked and sounded far better ... read full post picked by drogue 1 week ago

Didn't see this posted on Plime. It's sad, I think, and yeah weird too. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

CNN is diving into the increasingly crowded arena of news-driven comedy, tapping comedian D.L. Hughley to host a show that will offer a skewering take on news and events.

[The] Move is a clear bid by CNN to tap into the younger auds who get more of their news from “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” than they do from mainstream news outlets. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

The Daily Show is much funnier than traditional newscasts, but a new study from Indiana University says it has the same amount of meat on its bones when it comes to coverage of the news. picked by afeldman 3 years ago

Turkish military police raided a villa in Istanbul to rescue 9 women who had been led to believe they were taking part in a reality TV show, but were in fact being held hostage and exploited for porn. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

An investigative report from the television show NEWSLINE exposing the dark truth of bro rape.

NSFW picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: "TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall." The study also found that "Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

John Stewart's daily show "guest" explains the ins and outs of NILF hunting (News Ladies I'd like to F*ck). I'm looking at cable news in a whole new way now. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

In the olden days when shoes were a luxury and smallpox was a right of passage, men like William Randolph Hearst used their complete control over communication airwaves to tell the general populace whatever lie happened to be convenient (see marijuana is evil) or interesting (see below). With the advent of the Internet, the situation has changed so that instead of powerful media moguls spreading ... read full post picked by alpha2kilo 2 weeks ago

After the Daily News wrote about a disabled veteran's dream of seeing the Yanks in the World Series, two dozen readers offered him either tickets or cash toward buying one. picked by suebe 5 months ago

10 Years of Daily Show Inventions.
I love this show :P picked by 86Apex 3 years ago

Very interesting, very different social news site for strange, funny, scandalous and generally non-boring news. picked by norequest 3 years ago

Scott Moore is in charge of news at Yahoo! Broadcast television still reaches more people in a single hour; 6 million viewers at a time will tune in to the CBS Evening News. But over the course of a month, the online portals are providing news to more people. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Think the news is boring? Well here is a site that may change your mind. It is a community driven experience – imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Roleplaying, prediction of real world events and more are combined into a new fun learning experience. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

News At Seven automatically gathers news with relevant images, videos and opinions from blogs and combines them into a virtual newscast. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

The Onion News Network has set the standard for globe-encompassing 24-hour television news since it was founded in December, 1892. The network boasts channels in 171 languages and can be viewed in 4.2 billion households in 811 countries. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Pretty funny clip of a Daily Show interview with Leah Remini of "Kings and Queens" - I think John Stewart is even funnier when he doesn't know what to say next! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Jon pokes fun at Time's 'Person of the Year' award. picked by Boomshank 3 years ago

Want to own a piece of television history? Hurry, auction ends on October 27th. picked by c1010010 3 years ago