WATCH: Is Journalism Dead? 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Says YES, Comedy Central Program Slams Online Media

By Kyle Dowling (k.dowling@musictimes.com) | Jul 31, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

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"We all know video killed the radio star," said Jon Stewart during last night's episode of The Daily Show. The comedian turned political satirist then asked viewers, "But has the Internet killed newspapers?" Well, after watching the below video, the answer is an irrefutable, "YES!"

The segment, headed by correspondent Jordan Klepper, detailed the undeniable death of credible print journalism –– the type that told hard-hitting news stories and was "well-researched" and "informative." It appears that as the years have gone on, traditional journalism has taken a back seat as online media outlets – like, um, this one – sit comfortably in the King's throne and focus more on producing eye-catching headlines along with the occasional "side boob." In short ... less and less news and more and more CLICKS.

Check out the video below:

Klepper headed to the University of Michigan, where they continue to have a print newspaper (dinosaurs!), despite the masses claiming "print is dead." The correspondent sat down with the news team and attempted to explain that their way of thinking, while credible, is "f**cked."

He then spoke with former Gawker editor, Neetzan Zimmerman, who explained the way modern day "journalists" – let's be honest, "aggregators" – approach a story. "If a person is not sharing a news story," Zimmerman states, "it is, at its core, not news."

"Nowadays, it's not important if a story is real, the only thing that really matters is if people click on it." Zimmerman then admits that it's all about the headline, which many aggregators, himself included, admit takes them longer to write than the actual article. Zimmerman claims he'll spend 15 minutes on a headline and five minutes on the article.

R.I.P. journalism. You'll be missed ... until we catch another image of some celeb side boob. Damn you, aggregators! Hey, wait a minute...

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