According to the journalists at
Columbia Journalism Review's blog,
Campaign Desk, , Jon Stewart of The Daily Show is one of the top journalists in the covering politics today. Actually, it's a jokey list of Not Half Bad and Actually Sometimes Pretty Good, "a short list of reporters who consistently rise above the superficial to do original and often insightful work." Stewart, a
comedian, is the only representative from television on the list, despite the fact that the Campaign Desk writers "had a universe of reporters whose work we have been following for nine months to choose from -- representing newspapers, magazines, radio, network TV, cable and Internet."
Top Ten
Ron Brownstein, Los Angeles Times
Dana Milbank, Washington Post
John Harwood, Wall Street Journal
Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central
Ryan Lizza, The New Republic
Jill Lawrence, USA Today
Mike Allen, Washington Post
Adam Smith, St. Petersburg Times
Philip Gourevitch, The New Yorker
Frank Rich, New York Times