Lost Remote readers want more foreign news
Steve Safran December 12th, 2006
Over the weekend I asked you what you wanted for a holiday news present. Many of you had a wonderful and reasonable request: more foreign news channels carried in the U.S. The LR Faithful want to get news from a variety of points of view and we completely support the notion. Cable and satellite services are afraid of the backlash they would get (and they would get plenty) from carrying the likes of al-Jazeera. That’s too bad, because it’s always good to know what other people are saying. Mindy McAdams wants al-Jazeera English and BBC International. Mike Escutia dittos the BBC news, and Alan A. Reiter added: “I’d love to get (and even, gasp, pay for) a package of news channels such as CNN Europe, CNN Asia, BBC World News, Al Jazeera (English), France 24, etc.” Keep the wish list going…
5 Comments Add your own
1. thedetroitchannel | December 12th, 2006 at 8:21 am
this holiday season i wish i could find more info on the Chapter 11 filing by the abc affiliate in buffalo, wkbw.
is this an isolated instance of poor management, or a more ominous symptom of what’s to come???
coal in their stockings might actually be a good thing to get this long cold winter. ?
2. Vinny | December 12th, 2006 at 10:17 am
More international news would be nice, but I’d rather read it on the web than watch it on television. I’m really tired of soundbite television news in general no matter where the source.
It’s funny how I’ve reverted, but as I’m getting older, I’m finding I’d much rather read news than watch it.
3. thedetroitchannel | December 12th, 2006 at 10:42 am
“vinny” touches on a point i’ve mentioned before - the opportunity for a station’s web channel to offer stories in a variety of formats… a text version of a story for those wishing to read, an audio version for those too busy to read or watch at the moment (npr does a great job story-telling) and a full-fledged video version for the masses.
all done with a simple links after the headline
4. Stephen Downes | December 13th, 2006 at 9:30 am
What I miss the most when I’m in the U.S. is news from Canadian channels. Whether Americans miss anything is perhaps more debatable, but I suspect many would be attracted to a news broadcast by people who look and sound a lot like they do, but who have a very different perspective on the world.
5. Ratboy | January 19th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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