New Yorker
Young people might turn on their TVs in droves if news orgs had a few choice strands of
Michael Moore's DNA in them, and pointed out when a public official wasn't telling the truth, says
Nancy Franklin. "I'm not a [Jon] Stewartite, but when
Dick Cheney denies making certain statements about the war in Iraq and Stewart shows three video clips that prove he's lying, I think he's providing a real service to the country, and I'd like to think that that's what his fans are responding to." ||
PLUS: Franklin on
Katie Couric's woes.
