MTV News

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MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent. Since 1990, the opening riff to Megadeth's "Peace Sells" has been the main opening theme for The Week In Rock.

It first began covering political news in the 1992 American presidential elections, through its "Choose or Lose" campaign.[1][2] Since then, MTV has run "Choose or Lose" for other presidential elections in the United States. For the 2008 election, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared on an MTV special to discuss the Iraq war.[3]

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MTV News in the U.S. [edit]

Current correspondents [edit]

Former correspondents [edit]

MTV News around the world [edit]

Canada [edit]

Canada Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, Johnny Hockin, Sharlene Chiu

United Kingdom [edit]

Republic of Ireland Laura Whitmore,* United Kingdom Jasmine Dotiwala

Italy [edit]

  • Italy Jasper Lewis Vignone

Ireland [edit]

Republic of Ireland Laura Whitmore
Republic of Ireland Nick Lee Mease

Greece [edit]

Greece Estel

Pan-European [edit]

Republic of Ireland Laura Whitmore, * United KingdomJasmine Dotiwala

Turkey [edit]

Turkey Alper Etiş (2006-2010)

Germany [edit]

The Netherlands [edit]

Latin America [edit]

Australia [edit]

Lithuania [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ De Witt, Karen (1992-02-08). "MTV Puts the Campaign on Fast Forward". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
  2. ^ Miller, Judith (1992-10-11). "But Can You Dance to It?: MTV Turns to News". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-19. 
  3. ^ Guthrie, Marisa (2008-03-17). "Clinton, Obama to Participate in MTV "Choose or Lose" Discussion". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 

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