https://reasonstobecheerful.world/tv-bra-norway/
"In 2021, before Norway’s general elections, politician Jonas Gahr Støre was
kidnapped outside the parliament building. A net thrown over his head, he was
marched into a dark room and interrogated.
It was a publicity gimmick by a TV show, and yes, Støre was a willing partner.
Afterward, everyone was suddenly talking about
TV Bra — the Norwegian news
station where all reporters are autistic or have learning disabilities. It
produces a weekly one-hour magazine program that covers news, entertainment,
sports and more, streamed on major platforms like TV2 Play, and is also
accessible through the station’s own app and website.
“We’re interested in all sorts of issues and people,” says Emily Ann Riedel, a
long-time freelance reporter with the channel who has Down syndrome. “Whatever
we report on, it is important to ask the right questions … and I’m very proud
that we ask the right questions!” Mock hostage Støre went on to be elected as
the country’s prime minister and has since been interviewed several times by
TV Bra. “I asked him about the rights of people with learning disabilities in
Norway. He said that they were important – but like most politicians, didn’t do
all that much to improve them!” Riedel quips.
Although an estimated 1.3 billion people, or 16 percent of the world’s
population, experience some form of disability, very few newsrooms employ
journalists with disabilities. This is what makes
TV Bra unique. Its weekly
show is presented in Norwegian, in a simple format, and moves more slowly than
mainstream news reports. Between 4,000 and 5,000 people tune in every week.
“For people who are normal, there are so many options of things to see, read
and learn,” Reidel says. “For people like us, there’s
TV Bra.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
