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Trevor Noah
Jon Stewart on How Paying Interns Made “The Daily Show” Better
  • "When you hire, you generally hire from interns"
  • "Any intern that could afford to take 3 months off college is gonna come from a wealthy background."
  • "So all the people you hire are at a high level socioeconomically"
  • "By paying interns you get a more diverse group of people come in."
  • "Before was diversity for diversities sake - let's hire a woman - We realized we weren't changing the system."
  • "Which also often put them in a difficult position - now they feel the responsibility to represent"