> Believe it or not, the mainstream American audience wants to see egocentric American coverage - they enjoy it.
Probably true. I hate it.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see how our athletes are doing. I simply don't enjoy the cultural isolation and exclusionist coverage that our media pushes on us. Here's an opportunity to learn about others and we get fed a typical short-attention-span American egocentric media diet.
This becomes very evident once you travel around the world, look back at the US and make some comparisons.
When it comes to the Olympics, World Cup or other events it is also particularly bothersome because the US is made-up of hundreds of cultures that have come together to adopt this nation. This does not mean that Afgani-Americans or Chilean-Americans don't not want to see how the teams or athletes from their native soil are doing. Events like the Olympic Games are opportunities to honor the many cultures that form this nation by, at the very least, providing reasonable exposure to their athletes and stories as well.
This is where online coverage could be so far ahead of typical network stuff. You get to watch what you want.
Another thing that doesn't sit will with me is when accident reports go something like "139 people, three Americans". OK, I get it, you are trying to tell our country that three of ours got lost in the accident. However, for some reason, these reports always sound like they don't respect the rest of those lost in the accident. I surely can't be the only one who feels this way.
Finally, why are NFL or NBA teams "World Champions" when the competition is national?
It's important to know to what degree an attack entangles the United States, politically speaking. Everyone's life is beyond value, philosophically speaking, but U.S. political response depends on how many Americans were involved. Therefore, it makes sense to report that number to United States viewers.
Probably true. I hate it.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see how our athletes are doing. I simply don't enjoy the cultural isolation and exclusionist coverage that our media pushes on us. Here's an opportunity to learn about others and we get fed a typical short-attention-span American egocentric media diet.
This becomes very evident once you travel around the world, look back at the US and make some comparisons.
When it comes to the Olympics, World Cup or other events it is also particularly bothersome because the US is made-up of hundreds of cultures that have come together to adopt this nation. This does not mean that Afgani-Americans or Chilean-Americans don't not want to see how the teams or athletes from their native soil are doing. Events like the Olympic Games are opportunities to honor the many cultures that form this nation by, at the very least, providing reasonable exposure to their athletes and stories as well.
This is where online coverage could be so far ahead of typical network stuff. You get to watch what you want.
Another thing that doesn't sit will with me is when accident reports go something like "139 people, three Americans". OK, I get it, you are trying to tell our country that three of ours got lost in the accident. However, for some reason, these reports always sound like they don't respect the rest of those lost in the accident. I surely can't be the only one who feels this way.
Finally, why are NFL or NBA teams "World Champions" when the competition is national?