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April 10, 2004
The BBC
I know Andy thinks they are just a bunch of appeasers. But the difference between the BBC World News and American news in their coverage of events in Iraq couldn't be more different. I would definitely recommend watching the Beeb if your cable offers it. I'm also told that their news broadcast is replayed on a number of PBS channels.
If Americans were seeing the level of coverage that foreigners see on TV and in the paper I seriously doubt Bush would be over 40% in the polls right now. Cue rightwingers saying that steely resolve would be hardened and if it weren't for the liberal media we'd know we were in a war and his approval would actually be over 60%. That's a wager I'd be willing to take if only our media would be the intermediary!
Posted by Chris at April 10, 2004 01:45 PM
Comments
You're dead on. BBC has much better international coverage, not just of the war in Iraq, but across the board.
Posted by: Jared at April 11, 2004 10:33 AM
Sensationalist and all, I'd still take our varied television media over the standard Euro monopolized media any day.
Posted by: zachary d smith at April 12, 2004 11:18 AM
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