John Oliver Defends Local News from Right-Wing Influence

John Oliver pointed a gun at the audience on Last Week Tonight to get people to pay attention to some changes that are afoot in the local news landscape.

Oliver is a big fan of local news, which has to do “a lot more with a lot less." Local news outlets do a good job of unearthing stories that the national news is missing, and Oliver said he frequently relies on local reporting while researching stories on Last Week Tonight.