Anyone else notice this about the news?

 How in the news there will be 40 articles about how Obama takes a shit and other American news. But when it comes to other countries, they get practically zero coverage. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we have in-depth coverage of all of the US government's latest happenings, but they make it seem like other countries don't have similar stuff taking place, but they just don't get reported in the mainstream news. The strange thing is, even foreign (non-American) news corporations do this too, about America. Sometimes they'll sneak in an article about the United Kingdom, or lately, Libya, but other than that, it's all about America. I'm not saying that we should publish less articles about America, what I am saying is that we should do a thousand news articles a day about what Sarah Palin had for breakfast AND we should do the same for other countries.

I find it hard to believe that America is the only country where politicians make statements that get quoted on 40 different news websites. What about stuff Turkmenistanian politicians say? Or what policies the Suriname government wants to implement. I understand that most of these foreign countries are third world nations and many of them lack freedom of the press, but that doesn't mean they don't matter. And of course 90% of the people who read and discuss politics on the internet are Americans, so they are catering to their audience, plus the US government doesn't really want you to know about the rebellions happening in Saudi Arabia or Yemen or other countries that the US supports, since we support them and want the government to crush the rebels in those countries. Anyway, would you like to see more news on the same level (or slightly below) the United States? Such as all of the events and politics of countries like Panama, Suriname, Madagascar, Chad, Costa Rica, Jonathanland, Mozambique, Brazil, Nepal, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and various other nations?

I don't care about the political events of those countries you listed. If I want to know more about a country, I use the internet.

Troll? Or someone who hasn't actually looked at any foreign news outlets?  

If you're talking about news networks like Fox or MSNBC, they focus on American politics. Kind of how cartoon network focuses on cartoons. If you want worldwide coverage try looking at the BBC or AFP. Reuters and the Associated Press also heavily cover worldwide news.

" Troll? Or someone who hasn't actually looked at any foreign news outlets?   "

I'm not from US, and I can safely say that our News aren't obsessed with the US like you make them out to be. Sure, they report when something of significance happens, but that's the point of the News, right?

"Of course 90% of the people who read and discuss politics on the internet are Americans"

I guess you finally watched the news for the first time. Congrats.

America is the most important country in the world.  If America fucks up, the world fucks up.

It's the price of being the world's most powerful, wealthiest, and most free country.

" America is the most important country in the world.  If America fucks up, the world fucks up.It's the price of being the world's most powerful, wealthiest, and most free country. "

I personally use Al Jazeera as my news source, and I have found that they focus way less on the goings on in the United States as even something like the bbc...

"  http://english.aljazeera.net/show me the front page articles on the US... "

 Well it does have a US story, but what I was meaning was that unlike something like BBC, not all of the stories focus solely on the US, in fact on that front page, the ratio of stories about the US to stories about other countries is very low.

Most American television news right now focuses on the royal wedding, texting while driving, sexting,  young-attractive-upper-middle-class-white-women who are raped and/or murdered, Sarah Palin, American Idol, and Donald Trump. 

I guess most people would rather hear about the evils of Facebook than dead protesters in Syria. 

Mortal Kombat and Portal 2 are still great games no matter what country you're from.

" America is the most important country in the world.  If America fucks up, the world fucks up.It's the price of being the world's most powerful, wealthiest, and most free country. "

It's because the Illuminati control the media, and the Illuminati are American.

I'm actually tired of what news is reported and how it's reported. Every single time out here in California, FOX 11 always has celebrity news on the top of their list. If I go to other news outlets, all of a sudden they have opinions. And it's never good opinions. If Obama came out and said that everyone in America will be getting free healthcare and a $1,000 check from the government, I'm 100% sure that these main news outlets would start talking crap on him. Thinking that they can run the government better.

The general public and medias idea of politics in America, is more like Eurovision Song Contest related news in Europe.

You thought the crazy shit about birth certificates was bad?

Dude.

Celebrity news in general is stupid.

Maybe because 99.9% of Americans think they are the only country on the planet, so they don't care about the rest of the world?

I've never even heard of those countries before...

" Maybe because 99.9% of Americans think they are the only country on the planet, so they don't care about the rest of the world? "

  

" Maybe because 99.9% of Americans think they are the only country on the planet, so they don't care about the rest of the world? "

" I've never even heard of those countries before... "

" America is the most important country in the world.  If America fucks up, the world fucks up.It's the price of being the world's most powerful, wealthiest, and most free country. "

" @KaosAngel said:

" America is the most important country in the world.  If America fucks up, the world fucks up.It's the price of being the world's most powerful, wealthiest, and most free country. "

It's not the wealthiest or most influential anymore. 

@Agent1337:  Watch Aljazeera.

"

Americans don't care what happens in the rest of the world unless it involves Americans, so that's why the news is the way it is.  But, today more than ever more international news, alternate media and independent analysis is available if you're willing to seek it out.  It used to be just the 3 major broadcast networks and your local newspaper.  Today you're got the whole world at your fingertips. 

" @Gooddoggy said:

" Troll? Or someone who hasn't actually looked at any foreign news outlets?   "

Yeah because the BBC and Daily Mail really don't cover American news all the time...oh wait, they do! "

"  How in the news there will be 40 articles about how Obama takes a shit and other American news. But when it comes to other countries, they get practically zero coverage. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we have in-depth coverage of all of the US government's latest happenings, but they make it seem like other countries don't have similar stuff taking place, but they just don't get reported in the mainstream news. The strange thing is, even foreign (non-American) news corporations do this too, about America. Sometimes they'll sneak in an article about the United Kingdom, or lately, Libya, but other than that, it's all about America. I'm not saying that we should publish less articles about America, what I am saying is that we should do a thousand news articles a day about what Sarah Palin had for breakfast AND we should do the same for other countries.I find it hard to believe that America is the only country where politicians make statements that get quoted on 40 different news websites. What about stuff Turkmenistanian politicians say? Or what policies the Suriname government wants to implement. I understand that most of these foreign countries are third world nations and many of them lack freedom of the press, but that doesn't mean they don't matter. And of course 90% of the people who read and discuss politics on the internet are Americans, so they are catering to their audience, plus the US government doesn't really want you to know about the rebellions happening in Saudi Arabia or Yemen or other countries that the US supports, since we support them and want the government to crush the rebels in those countries. Anyway, would you like to see more news on the same level (or slightly below) the United States? Such as all of the events and politics of countries like Panama, Suriname, Madagascar, Chad, Costa Rica, Jonathanland, Mozambique, Brazil, Nepal, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and various other nations? "

You mean news outlets cater to their audience?!

"  How in the news there will be 40 articles about how Obama takes a shit and other American news. "

" And of course 90% of the people who read and discuss politics on the internet are Americans "

CNN.coms main story earlier today was that a man hired a taxi to cross the US....

Can't speak for other countries, but Canadian news outlets cover themselves quite a bit.

" Wait, has Obama taken another shit?!
"

 Yeah! Another Libertarian member! I might just have to steal your avatar.

So is this guy just a goddamned idiot or a troll? I really can't tell anymore. Flagged.

" @Lifestrike said:

" Wait, has Obama taken another shit?!
"

Call TMZ! "

Yeah, because there haven't been a million and one articles about the fuckin' royal wedding.