Report: Jon Stewart Paying Striking Writers

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Jon Stewart is paying writers from both Daily Show and Colbert Report two weeks’ worth of salary while they strike, writes Portfolio’s Mixed Media blog, presumably to show his support for their grievances.  

Stewart’s intention, says the source, is to ensure his writers will face no financial hardship should the strike, whichkicked off at 3 a.m. local time, conclude within that timeframe. 

I can’t help but wonder: Would Craig Kilborn have done that for his scribes?

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.