current tv

There's a new channel in town. Billed as the "first national network created by, for and with an 18-to-34-year-old audience," Current has launched in 20 million homes with programming designed to show younger audiences what's going on . Current TV is a new 24 hour news channel that is smart and innovative. The programming is consists of short bursts called "pods" (from 15 seconds to 10 mins -- just when you are getting bored it changes) created by Current staffers or the big selling point... viewers..

Some of the podcasts go where professional journalists are rarely welcome. For example,Yasmin Vossoughian, an Iranian-American, went to Tehran to research the sexual attitudes of young Iranians. She attended an underground "X party," at which Iranians defied the Islamic police to don jeans, drink, take Ecstasy and dance to 50 Cent. Vossoughian suggested, ingenuously, that the partying proved that young Iranians actually admire the West. (Not all Americans view sex and substance abuse as our proudest exports, and some might take one look at her big night out and conclude that the fundamentalist mullahs have a point.)NYT
The Pods range from fashion to faith to food...All very interesting and all very relevant.
So Check out Current.tv to figure out where you can watch in your area.