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MTV "Explores Political Landscape"

post #1 of 14
2/14/03 at 3:40am
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VARIETY.COM
February 13, 2003
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MTV takes Iraq tack
Cabler prepping war-related programming

By Pamela McClintock
WASHINGTON -- Following its tradition of exploring the political landscape, MTV News said Thursday that it is developing a number of programs on Iraq.

Exec veep of news and production Dave Sirulnick said a recent survey shows that America's young people are greatly alarmed about the conflict -- more alarmed, in fact, than about terrorism.
"Our audience has made it overwhelmingly clear that they want more information on the issues concerning the situation with Iraq, and that a potential war is a No. 1 concern," Sirulnick said.
On Thursday, the net will premiere an MTV NewsNow Special Report on what a war could mean for young people. Should a war start before then, MTV will return to the field and contact people previously interviewed.

MTV Daily News will produce a series of story packages, domestically and internationally. The net intends to cover the reaction on various campuses around the country as well as war protests and counterprotests. The news division also will develop an "Iraq 101" primer on why the U.S. could go to war with Iraq.

MTV News anchor Gideon Yago will travel to Kuwait, reporting on the mood of young Kuwaitis in the region, as well as U.S. troops deployed in the Persian Gulf.

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There will be any number of "What's Going On" segments devoted to Iraq, including biographies of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others.
There also will be stories on the United Nations and the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security.
MTV's cinema verite series "True Life" will follow young soldiers as they prepare to go off to war.

Music cabler will also air promotional spots featuring artists voicing their opinions and reading quotes from historical figures.

The recent survey cited by MTV showed that of the 600 young people interviewed, only about half said they trusted President Bush's statements regarding Iraq.
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post #2 of 14
2/14/03 at 3:50am
And the other half interviewed replied "Who is Bush?"
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post #3 of 14
2/14/03 at 4:44am
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Following its tradition of exploring the political landscape, MTV News said Thursday that it is developing a number of programs on Iraq.
Having Bill Clinton play the sax once in your network, a tradition of covering political issues does not make.

By the way, I remember MTV playing the video for "Give Peace a chance" the morning the Gulf war started. And back then, there was a reason for war. Not to mention support.

We've really gotten more casual on large-scale mayhem and destruction during the last decade or so.

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post #4 of 14
2/14/03 at 5:10am
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"Our audience has made it overwhelmingly clear that they want more information on the issues concerning the situation with Iraq...
Why, if only the sale of newspapers wasn't restricted to underground "News Dens" instead of being readily available on every street corner, maybe the kids could find this information for themselves, without getting Fred Durst to act it out for them.
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post #5 of 14
2/14/03 at 5:24am
As long as Carson Daly is hosting i'm happy.
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post #6 of 14
2/14/03 at 6:05am
By the way, I refuse to believe that Gideon Yago is the name of an actual person.
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post #7 of 14
2/14/03 at 8:19am
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mastronikolas the butcher:
By the way, I refuse to believe that Gideon Yago is the name of an actual person.
This is MTV, remember, home of Suki Bapsweat and Harfyn Tubeport.
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post #8 of 14
2/14/03 at 11:52am
Are they going to have pop-up-video with comments from Saddam Hussein? Maybe an episode of The Real World where the real world kids go on vacation to the front lines and proceed to have sex in the middle of the battlefield.
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post #9 of 14
2/14/03 at 1:54pm
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mastronikolas the butcher:
By the way, I refuse to believe that Gideon Yago is the name of an actual person.
This is MTV, remember, home of Suki Bapsweat and Harfyn Tubeport.
I wish I knew if you're kidding or not. Honestly.
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post #10 of 14
2/14/03 at 2:23pm
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Dan Whitehead:
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mastronikolas the butcher:
By the way, I refuse to believe that Gideon Yago is the name of an actual person.
This is MTV, remember, home of Suki Bapsweat and Harfyn Tubeport.
I wish I knew if you're kidding or not. Honestly.
Sadly, I'm kidding. They were spoof MTV presenters from the fucking brilliant UK news satire The Day Today. Also featured an interview with gangsta rapper Fur Q who shot audience members on stage ("These killings are obviously ironic" according to Rolling Stone) and Nirvana performing the theme to a pantyliner commercial ("the comfy pal who says 'never mind'")
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post #11 of 14
2/14/03 at 2:26pm
But I now have some good ideas for the name of my next child.
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post #12 of 14
2/14/03 at 5:07pm
Well at least one good thing my happen if the there's a war: When might to get to fill the body bags with some VJ's.
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post #13 of 14
2/14/03 at 5:28pm
It was fun when I was a youngster in the early eighties and MTV had music.
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post #14 of 14
2/14/03 at 5:45pm
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BebeBand goes Bad:
Suchin Pak is not to be trifled with.
Her name cracks me up. Yes, I am fully aware of how childish that is.
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