As have a few other recent examples:
But this has gone on for many years. A few others from a few years back:
I suspect the weekly news magazines are simply basing their cover decisions on what sells in the U.S. Sad.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Time and Newsweek magazine covers, U.S. vs. rest of world
This recent comparison has been making the rounds:
As have a few other recent examples:
But this has gone on for many years. A few others from a few years back:
I suspect the weekly news magazines are simply basing their cover decisions on what sells in the U.S. Sad.
As have a few other recent examples:
But this has gone on for many years. A few others from a few years back:
I suspect the weekly news magazines are simply basing their cover decisions on what sells in the U.S. Sad.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
ReplyDeleteWhat, you mean: Americans are insular, and want their media to tell them about the rest of the world only insofar as it affects themselves?*
ReplyDeleteI could have told you that, simply based on frequent trips down there over the past 30 years, comparing what was on TV news to the typical content of the CBC.
* Present company excepted, of course.
Just a minor quibble: Living here in Taiwan, I recognize most of the Asian edition Time magazine covers, but for some reason, for the October 3, 2011 issue, we got the US cover too. Maybe their local marketing is a bit more complex than just US vs. the world.
ReplyDeleteBut your larger point still holds, of course. You can see this with CNN too - whenever CNN International shows a US-produced show, the drop in IQ and increase in dB are palpable.