My own impression of the people on this list is that we're different, far more well informed than the typical person. Many of my neighbours cannot even locate Japan on the map for instance - ok that's an exaggeration but you get the idea. The media reinforces the insularity I see.
Here's another good example, speaking of Canada - there's been a long running software lumber dispute between the US and Canada. Three years ago, the administration imposed a tariff on Canadian lumber exports at the insistance of the US lumber industry. Canada disagreed and took the trade dispute to the various oversight treaty organizations (the WTO, FTA and NAFTA) There has been 2 WTO , one FTA, and three NAFTA hearings over this dispute. All of which have ruled against the US in this matter. The NAFTA hearings all stated, the most recent quite strongly, that this tarriff was clearly illegal and the US was in violation of the NAFTA accords. It also ruled that it owed Canadian producers about $2 billion. The response has been a refusal to recognize this ruling. Yet except for one very small blurb in a back sectin of the Post, there has been almost no notice in the US media. larry On 8/17/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, you lived in Canada for a period right? So you can do a good > comparison between the US press and a foreign press on a day to day basis. I > can go out and read the BBC website, and I've listened to Australian news > agencies on the internet....but it's not the same as being immersed in a > media coverage for an extended period where you can really get a feel for > how and what they report on a daily basis. So I can't really do a comparison > adequately. > > I don't really know if the US media is insular and inward. I mean, I watched > about 45 minutes of news before going to bed last night, a few minutes of > FOX news, the rest MSNBC and CNN, and just about the entire time was devoted > to foreign news topics. Is this the exception? I guess it depends on where > you look. If you look to get your news from questionable sources....you'll > end up with Hilton stories all day. If you want foreign news, you can get > that readily as well. > > As for the US administration, i'm assuming you are basing your conclusion on > the fact that Bush hasn't made many public statements concerning Japan > recently? If so, it would be reasonable to question why that is. Not sure > that you can draw the conclusion though, that the administration doesn't > care about what is happening in Japan, or isn't aware of the issues. > > > > both. Compre the US media to that of Japan, France, England, > > Australia, Canada or South Africa. The US media is insular and inward > > looking to a point of dangerousness. Mind you given some other > > country's focus, ie., in Brazil it was really big news when a popular > > member of menudo go kicked out for reaching puberty. But when Paris > > Hilton's dog gets more media attention than the famine in Niger, you > > know something is wrogn. > > > > larry > > > > On 8/17/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'd imagine the Bush administration is paying close attention. I bet they > >> know the issues, and the major players. > >> > >> Nope, I can't answer any of those questions, and I watch and read the > >> news > >> religiously. So are you criticizing our media for not giving enough air > >> time > >> to this issue? > >> > >> > >> > OK its the most important election in a major ally, and how much > >> > attention is being paid to it. Do youknow any of the issues? Or the > >> > major players. Who is running against Koizumi in his district or is he > >> > a proportional rep? > >> > > >> > Can you answer any of those questions? > >> > > >> > You do the math. I am not saying meddle, how about just paying a bit > >> > more attention to stuff that happens beyond the US's collective nose. > >> > That way next time the next Al Queda wont be as likely to blindside > >> > the nation. Navel gazing is fine for a monk but for a "great power" > >> > its stupid. > >> > > >> > larry > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169809 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
