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MTV Raises Programming IQ With “How’s Your News?”

Topics: Popular Media | 2 CommentsBy admin | February 6, 2009

If I’d known this crew was covering the Grammies, I might’ve actually tuned in this year…

Tired of the vain stupidity of the typical entertainment or news show hosts employed by major networks? Shake up your perception of television news with MTV’s new program How’s Your News?, hosted by people with disabilities. I have a sister with Down Syndrome (probably one of the nicer people I know) and I’m a bit of a ‘tard myself, so it’s refreshing to see a program like this. The potential for appearing to be exploitive is incredibly high, but as one of the creators (Matt Stone, of South Park fame) has been quick to point out: “We weren’t worried about being associated with them, we were worried about them being associated with us“. If I’d known this crew was covering the Grammies, I might’ve actually tuned in this year (see clip featured at left). After years of MTV basing most of their programming on “normally abled” people who act like retards, it’s a bold and dicey move (and probably a step up in quality) to air a show like this. Inspired by the 1999 film How’s Your News?, the program debuts Sunday, February 8. See the MTV trailer here. I’d love to see the “Where’s Your News?” crew cover “disability rockers” Heavy Load.

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  1. Posted by Jordan Miller on 02.17.09 11:02 am

    Oh my God! Really? I LOVE How’s Your News! I’m so excited they’re putting them on TV. It just makes me want to sing the song…
    Heyyyy how’s your news? Would you like to sing a tune….

  2. Posted by admin on 02.18.09 9:12 am

    That’s so great, you even remember the song! I can just see you sidewalk dancing in your earpods to it. [By the way, let me beg for a moment: Please, Jordan, please come write content for Dissociated Press, pretty please? I'll give you your own column an' ev'rythang...]