[USMA:34676] Re: CNN and the giant squid.

[Paul Trusten, R.Ph.]

CNN, a global news agency, is very much attuned to metric. They must have a "dumb-down" agent for U.S. broadcasts, but when I was in Germany  last summer, I had the pleasure of watching CNN London. Its broadcasts were virtually 100% metric, right down to the text of the stories when frames of reference were being used, e.g., " . . .they had about 10 km to travel . . . " and most of the weather reports used Celsius temperature only.  For U.S. weather reports done by CNN London, allowance had to have been made that we yanks can't reckon Celsius very well, so they would add the Fahrenheit after a slash, e.g., 25/77.     ----- Original Message ----- From: Remek Kocz To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 08:12 Subject: [USMA:34674] CNN and the giant squid. This morning's Headline News segment on the giant squid found by the Japanese was reported (surprisingly) in metric first and followed by USC equivalents.  The lengths of the squid and its tentacles were given in meters, as well as the depth at which it has been found.  Is this unusual for CNN or do they have a habit of reporting scientific or foreign news in metric?