sf wrote:
> On 25 Sep 2005 08:01:02 -0700, SD wrote:
>
> >
> > Interesting because the news I saw from international sources (TVE, RAI
> > CNN Espanol, CNN international. Canal Vasco, Galicia TV) showed plenty
> > of white folks, both rich and poor who had suffered losses.
> >
> Unfortunately, Americans get a different version of the news.

CNN Espanol and CNN International both broadcast from Atlanta -
although CNN International also has news desks in Hong Kong and London.
The newswriters in those divisions put a totally different slant on
things. Not only were displaced white Americans shown and interviewed,
Euro tourists in the area were interviewed and displaced Latin
Americans and Asians were shown and interviewed. Yes, the black poor
and the black looters were shown but not exclusively. That seemed to be
the venue of Fox which we watched a few times when we flipped on that
channel because the cricket scores and teams were being discussed on
CNN International. On CNN, the only American material that we that get
are Larry King, Aaron Brown, Diplomatic License, and Wolf Blitzer. Most
of the other material focuses on weekly programming such as "Inside
Africa," Inside the Middle East," "Mainsail" (about sailing), a weekly
program on golf, etc.

If I really need to see how screwed up American news is, I can always
keep tuned to Fox and watch Geralso, Greta, and O'Reilly. Most of us
down here would rather do without news than watch them.

SD