The Daily Show doesn't like to be recorded when it interviews people

smh fricking douche bag daily show stooges

There's no doubt that TDS staff is douchey as hell, but I didn't really see a push.

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There's no doubt that TDS staff is douchey as hell, but I didn't really see a push.

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Maybe it was satire making fun of a typical liberal over-dramatization.

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do see the typical, "I'm going to stand in your way and hinder your right to the first amendment, while we practice our first amendment right."

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How does standing in the way hinder your right to the first amendment?

1st Amendment only applies to government action, not private individuals amongst each other.

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Is the Daily Show a government entity?

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Does mouthpiece count?

It definitely isn't a government entity so it can't hinder your first amendment.

That aside, I would never do an interview with them without my own video recording or audio recording.

They have blatantly skewed interviews to make people look like idiots.

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60 minutes famously did this to many people as well - for decades. One of the subtle, but profoundly dishonest, methods 60 minutes used was going back to film separate expressions from the reporter.

To clarify, you might think you had a reasonable and respectful conversation with a reporter but after editing they splice in a skeptical look or verbal "come on" type response from the reporter. When piled on top of editing it makes the audience reaction entirely different than a more boring, but more fair, interview. Reporting by even generally respected sources has been used as entertainment television more than objective journalism for decades.

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It's common for video-journalists to reshoot for reaction shots, especially if they're working with one camera. You shoot the interview with the camera on the interviewee, then you shoot some nods and interesting looks from the interviewer. You might have the interviewer repeat a few questions to get those shots as well.

Now if they're waiting for the interviewee to leave the room, and then altering the questions or changing the tone, then yeah, that sucks.

There's that great plot point in Broadcast News where Albert Brooks points out that William Hurt was manufacturing tears during his post-interview reaction shots (making himself look supersensitive during the interview).

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There's that great plot point in Broadcast News where Albert Brooks points out that William Hurt was manufacturing tears during his post-interview reaction shots (making himself look supersensitive during the interview).

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Yeah, I didn't want to bring that up since I thought people who haven't seen the movie would have been confused between the daily show, 60 minutes, and broadcast news references - but that's what I was thinking of when I wrote my response.

The whole thing is dishonest. If you absolutely must do a re-shoot to make an interview flow better for the audience then you have an ethical obligation to treat the interviewed person fairly - that is, not ask the question differently or express emotions you did not in real time.