Most of us are quite lazy when it comes to the news. There
are 24 hour news channels like the BBC and SKY news; surely they must cover all
of the issues? If you thought so then you are in for a rude shock. Although
these news channels claim to be international you will generally only hear what
is going on in the UK. Sure there is news from the US and very major events are
covered but they make the decision as to what is major and what is not. There is
a major skew in terms of focus to the US, leaving only time for bad news from
the Middle East and nothing from the east or South America. The only time you
will hear about Africa is during the (depressing) charity commercials in-between.
I became bored with this paltry offering and looked further afield. The first
and easiest options are to look a few channels over at say Russia Today which
has a strong US focus but in the negative skew. They also cover other world
news with more breadth and depth. Al Jazeera English is another option which has
a focus on the Middle East and Africa.
If you really want to know what is happening then I suggest
looking at the websites of local newspapers or channels. This should give a
more honest and in-depth view of what is happening on the ground. The media
will always be able to control what we can see and hear but with the power of
the internet we can to an extent now see past this.