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Jon Stewart delivers his acceptance speech as the first-ever Comedian recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Comedic News and Commentary, a newly established category honoring excellence in journalism through satire.

The 63-year-old Daily Show host will be honored at the ceremony administered by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s Norman Lear Center. Judges described Stewart as a pioneer and a vital voice, praising his ability to combine satire with solid research and meaningful public insight.

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00:00I've just been informed that The Daily Show has won a 2025 Walter Cronkite Award, and I just want to say, uh, huh?
00:16What? I looked on the website and said, Walter Cronkite Award honors excellence in political journalism that exemplifies the role of a free press in upholding constitutional principles and the rule of law.
00:29And I read that and I thought to myself, that's not us. I'm pretty, that's not us at all. I mean, we're delighted. Don't get me wrong.
00:37But then I found out we're actually the first ever winner in the new category, comedic news and commentary.
00:48And it made a lot more sense. That made a lot more sense when I had a little bit of that nuance as far as that's concerned.
00:56And we're delighted to be receiving that and really thankful not to be in that other category, which, and by the way, when I went to the website, really appreciate you guys using a picture of me with an over the shoulder of a bird doing cocaine.
01:17I don't remember why we were making the bird cocaine joke, but I do know it was Cronkite Award worthy.
01:28Now, generally, we try to accept these things in person, but obviously, in D.C., as you know, my passport no longer works there.
01:39But I'm delighted. The entire team is delighted to be receiving an award of this magnitude.
01:48And thank you all so much for bestowing it upon us.
01:55I've just been informed that The Daily Show has won a 2025 Walter Cronkite Award.
02:09And I just want to say, huh?
02:13What? I looked on the website and said, Walter Cronkite Award honors excellence in political journalism that exemplifies the role of a free press in upholding constitutional principles and the rule of law.
02:26And I read that and I thought to myself, that's not us.
02:29I'm pretty, that's not us at all.
02:31I mean, we're delighted.
02:32Don't get me wrong.
02:34But then I found out we're actually the first ever winner in the new category, comedic news and commentary.
02:45And it made a lot more sense.
02:47That made a lot more sense when I had a little bit of that nuance as far as that's concerned.
02:54And we're delighted to be receiving that and really thankful not to be in that other category.
03:05And by the way, when I went to the website, really appreciate you guys using a picture of me with an over the shoulder of a bird doing cocaine.
03:24And I'll see you guys using a picture of me with an over the shoulder of a bird doing cocaine.

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