The Daily Show in the Times
The NY Times has a great article about the Daily Show on Comedy Central.
The staff of "The Daily Show" finds laughs by taking the facts of a news story more seriously than real TV journalists sometimes do. Right through the war, for instance, most TV reporters mindlessly parroted the Pentagon speak of "coalition forces" without qualification, as if the dozens of allies touted by the White House were providing troops to the American war effort. On "The Daily Show," by contrast, "Coalition of the Piddling" has from the start been a continuing logo for reports on coalition "partners" like Morocco, whose contribution to United States forces was 2,000 monkeys enlisted to set off land mines.
I love this show! I used to watch CNN and CBS Nightly News, but I've given them up for the Daily Show which I find simultaneously more insightful, thought provoking, and entertaining.
 For a more serious and in-depth take on the news my favorite source is Frontline, a weekly PBS news documentary produced in collaboration with the NY Times. An extra bonus, Frontline is experimenting with putting their full shows online.
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