Missing From News: The World

[longknife]

Traveling around the U.S. and catching news on the fly, one is struck by things that go unnoticed in the ordinary routines. Just how shallow and parochial can American news get?

An airport CNN monitor reported the breaking news that George Zimmerman had been pulled over for speeding. Thanks, CNN, for keeping me up to date.

One can read newspapers, magazines and watch TV in America pretty diligently and still only vaguely be aware that there's a world out there. I know this makes me sound like a liberal. Liberals, more than conservatives, like to focus on international events.

I can't agree more! I go through more than 400 feeds per day and am always amazed at how much important “news” CNN. MSNBC, and The Big Three DO NOT cover. Read more of this good piece @ Missing From News: The World - Mona Charen - Page 1

 

[B. Kidd]

Most countries in the Middle East are experiencing a growing internal shitstorm and this is why most Americans don't know about it.