Prophylactic punctuation

Can you have too many Daily Show posts on one blog? Let's hope not.

In this clip, John Stewart analyzes a tendency in the news media to skirt libel by presenting headlines as questions. Can you say anything you want if you're just "asking?" Moreover, what happens when the media we... well, some people... (theoretically still) rely on for information become incapable of presenting us with a simple declarative statement? By turning everything into a question, are the news media really indicating their inability (or refusal) to question anything?