Stewart spoke as a guest lecturer for the Dewitt Wallace Center’s “Race and the Media” course, taught by Eric Deggans, adjunct instructor of journalism and public policy. “They continued to ply the axis of right versus left, of conservative versus liberal, as though that’s the important conflict in this country —or any country — rather than good faith and bad faith or integrity and corruption,” Stewart said. Stewart noted that the show had been “adrift” after Noah’s departure and the writers’ strike that ensued in the summer of 2023, whose impacts were felt by the entire media industry.