Posts Tagged: John Oliver
HBO and John Oliver’s Disgraceful Comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany in West Bank Analysis
What do you get when you mix a late-night comedy news show with complex political topics like the West Bank, Israeli settlements, and the Israeli-Palestinian...
Peabody Awards Honor Flawed Coverage of Israel-Hamas War
One of the top prizes in media broadcasting was awarded last week to recipients who should have been called out as bad examples of the...
John Oliver on Danger That Hamas Will Repeat Oct. 7 Massacre: Oh Well!
On November 13, John Oliver demonstrated why the comedy-as-news business has jumped the shark. On his HBO program, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host...
John Oliver Misses the Mark on Israel and Hamas
More than a month into Israel’s defensive war against Hamas, British comedian John Oliver recently dedicated a significant amount of his weekly HBO show Last...
