March 29, 2007

Regional variety

It's quite interesting to see how newspapers and magazines tailor their coverage to different regions. Tabloid coverage of soccer results varies a lot by country here in the UK.

I was rather struck by this image of contrasting covers for Newsweek (from registan.net via Andrew Sullivan)

I guess in a flatter world, this sort of thing becomes a little less easy to pull off without challenge.

And here's another from the same source:

Posted by Johnnie Moore at 10:36 in Blogs & networks
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Chris Bailey says

Fascinating stuff, Johnnie. Is it any wonder that most of us in the States have such little knowledge about the world beyond our borders? If it wasn't for the BBC's website, my world knowledge would consist primarily of how Britney Spears is doing in rehab.

Sad that we Americans have to turn to foreign sources just to understand our own place in the world. But until we demand better from our media, this is what we'll get.

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