Brian Williams, Jon Stewart And The Line Between Real And Fake News

Usually it’s not a good sign when the newscaster is the news–and Brian Williams is a prime example.

The embattled NBC anchor, suspended six months without payon Tuesdayfor purveying a growing list of inaccuracies, has become the subject of the sort of national news headlines he previously commented on. As such, he appears tohave lost the national trust so crucial to his position–and, perhaps, the position itself–for good.

There’s been another sort of conversation brewing around another prominen...