Friday August 14, 2009 at 16:30
The biggest reason people trust Jon Stewart is authenticity. Stewart is, at heart, a skeptic who just wants everyone to please explain themselves. He doesn’t have to portray either a fake neutrality like, say Brian Williams, or a hot-headed reactionary like Rush Limbaugh. Instead, Jon is reasonable. He is surprisingly centrist. Most important of all, many viewers clearly believe that the Jon Stewart on the TV is the same Jon Stewart one would meet at a dinner party. (via mymediamusings » Why Jon Stewart is the Most Trusted Name in News)
