A Norwegian TV station covers news, entertainment and sports — all in a simple format aimed at those excluded from mainstream reports.
5/15/25
“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.”