I have to agree, particularly considering the level of quality discussion that's begin to pour out of AV Club and The Gameological Society. I, for one, welcome our new media overlords.
Fake news has become real news, and perhaps more distressingly, real news has become fake news. This has been going on for a while.
My question is this: how long before this isn't even noteworthy anymore? How long before we start taking it for granted (rightly or wrongly) that comedy oultlets are better all-around sources for current-events updates and commentary than major mainstream media outlets?
It's the marketplace. Only Jon Stewart can tell you that the obvious liar is lying, because the "real" news outlet doesn't want to anger its demographic by appearing "biased". I wouldn't say that Stewart is our best source of news, but he's definitely our best highly visible media critic. And, holy fucking shit, do we need one!