Intervention Post

This clip is from Jon Stewart's final speech at his Rally to Restore Sanity that was held October 20, 2010. The rally was held at the National Mall in Washington D.C.

In this clip (at around 3 mins), Jon Stewart starts condemning the rhetorical vitriol that is so prevalent in politics and political coverage in the news.

This speech is an example of intervention into contemporary news because Stewart tones down his comedy act in his closing speech and has a (somewhat) straight forward conversation with the crowd.

In this clip, he discusses the highly polarized nature of our contemporary political sphere and the ways in which the 24 hour news networks work to further polarize our public sphere.

You can read more about this rally on Wikipedia