Thursday, March 24, 2005

Watching America

It is safe to say that America's view of itself, as formulated by the mainstream news media, is mypoic to say the least. The major corporations that own such entitities as CNN (AOL/TimeWarner) and NBC (General Electric) don't have much use for the journalism and opinions being produced around the world.

A new website has been created to try and cut through the information wall that has been erected between this country and the rest of the planet. The site is called WatchingAmerica.com, and describes its mission as follows:

WatchingAmerica reflects global opinion about the United States, helping Americans and non-Americans alike understand what the world thinks of current issues that involve the U.S. This is done by providing news and views about the United States published in other countries. It is not our purpose to find favorable or unfavorable news and commentary, but to reflect as accurately as possible how others perceive the richest and most powerful country in the world. WatchingAmerica makes available in English articles written about the U.S. by foreigners, often for foreign audiences, and often in other languages. Since WatchingAmerica offers its own translations, regular users of our site will be able to enjoy articles that are not available in English anywhere else. We are a unique window into world opinion. In addition, by integrating the latest translation technology into the site, visitors are able to surf all of the content of foreign-language news outlets at the push of a button - in English.

4 Comments:

At Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:11:00 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I used to sample U.S. news programs, hoping to catch shreds of truth here and there...now it has become pointless.
It is amazing how totally in the dark U.S. citizens are being kept about just about everything going on in the world.

 
At Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:39:00 PM, Blogger Cherry said...

Sounds like an interesting source. It's really hard to find good mainstream news coverage.

And I would love to hear about your apartment tip. I'm checking out all leads and old and full of character is definitely a good thing, especially when it's affordable.

 
At Thursday, March 24, 2005 8:19:00 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I think it is a good idea. On Tv I often try to catch ITN news and the BBC. It is much better than the crap we show on the networks. Then again I do not watch much TV anymore.

 
At Thursday, March 24, 2005 9:44:00 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

mquest,
ITN and BBC are about the only two news shows I watch too.

 

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