Has Jon Stewart eclipsed Howard Stern as the King of All Media? Stewart isn't saying but I'm beginning to think that's the case. A new survey from the Pew Research Center says that television is still the primary news source for most U.S. citizens. At the same time, Pew says that younger Americans tend to rely on Internet news sites like the one you're reading now. It's a confluence that favors Stewart like no other. A 2007 Pew survey ranked him -- a fake news anchor -- the fourth most admired newsman in America, tied with Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, Dan Rather, and Anderson Cooper. But, of the five, it's Stewart who's as big on the Web as he is on the tube; Comedy Central parent Viacom (NYSE: VIA) made sure of it when it inked a deal to sell episodes of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report through iTunes....
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