This weekend, I hope to watch the latest installment of How’s Your News? and its coverage of the recent national political conventions. How’s Your News? sends reporters with developmental disabilities to interview politicians, celebrities, and other newsworthy figures. The results can be sweet or funny, but they also serve as microcosm of society’s reactions to disability. Some interviewees are clearly uncomfortable and can’t wait for the encounter to end, while others are much more engaging. How’s Your News receives significant support from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, so the show’s tone is suitably irreverent and never mawkish.
The Election 2012 episode of How’s Your News? can be streamed or downloaded for $5. BoingBoing has more in-depth coverage.
