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Jon Stewart and Brian Williams: Two big exits for TV news
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Feb 11, 2015
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Jon Stewart and Brian Williams: Two big exits for TV news
Jon Stewart will leave The Daily Show and NBC suspends Brian Williams for six months. What do the shake-ups mean for TV news?
ST. PAUL, MN - SEPTEMBER 05: Host Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" watches a video while taping "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Restoring Honor & Dignity to the White House" at the McNally Smith College of Music September 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The show is being taped in St. Paul during the week of the Republican National Convention. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Comedy Central)
Host Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" watches a video while taping "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Restoring Honor & Dignity to the White House" at the McNally Smith College of Music September 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Jon Stewart will leave The Daily Show and NBC suspends Brian Williams for six months. What do the shake-ups mean for TV news?

Two big departures in television news were announced Tuesday: NBC suspended Brian Williams for six months amid a growing controversy over his embellishments of his coverage of the Iraq War, and Jon Stewart said he's leaving "The Daily Show" after more than 16 years as the show's anchor.

New York Times deputy business editor Peter Lattman joins Take Two to discuss what these two shake-ups mean for television news.