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More International News!
RECEIVED Wed., Oct. 5, 2005
Dear Editor,
Regarding Bette O'Callaghan's call for more international news coverage [“Postmarks,” Sept. 30], I could not agree more. There is not enough international news coverage in the American media today, and I too challenge The Austin Chronicle to provide its readership with increased coverage of global affairs. I only wish O'Callaghan's argument did not succumb to unfortunate generalizations and stereotypes while trying to articulate the inexcusable absence of thorough international news coverage by the media in the United States. I suppose one could delve into a rudimentary geography lesson to explain why a young Austinite like myself cannot just weekend in Rome or Prague, but I digress. I will take issue, however, with O'Callaghan's generalization that Americans do not seem to care about global affairs and that they must be prodded along like sheep in order to “explore the world in which they live.” More global news than one could possibly digest is a simple mouse-click away. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only American that takes advantage of this opportunity. If it is like-minded Europeans that ridicule Americans for their supposed ignorance to global affairs, then I beg your pardon for laughing.
Regarding Bette O'Callaghan's call for more international news coverage [“Postmarks,” Sept. 30], I could not agree more. There is not enough international news coverage in the American media today, and I too challenge The Austin Chronicle to provide its readership with increased coverage of global affairs. I only wish O'Callaghan's argument did not succumb to unfortunate generalizations and stereotypes while trying to articulate the inexcusable absence of thorough international news coverage by the media in the United States. I suppose one could delve into a rudimentary geography lesson to explain why a young Austinite like myself cannot just weekend in Rome or Prague, but I digress. I will take issue, however, with O'Callaghan's generalization that Americans do not seem to care about global affairs and that they must be prodded along like sheep in order to “explore the world in which they live.” More global news than one could possibly digest is a simple mouse-click away. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only American that takes advantage of this opportunity. If it is like-minded Europeans that ridicule Americans for their supposed ignorance to global affairs, then I beg your pardon for laughing.
Anthony G. Smith
