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Is Britain very insular?
« on: 30 October 2013, 11:24:24 »
As an expat, it is very noticeable that UK television only really covers UK news. If they do venture abroad then it is to report on disasters in the USA or Australia. There hardly ever seems to be any news on Europe.

On Monday there was a mine tragedy in Northern Spain which killed six coal miners (methane). Anything on UK TV about it? If there was I haven't seen it. There was also recently a bunch of none English(first language) speaking Europeans that had been held hostage in a South American country for years that were finally released. 

Is this the British psyche to only be interested in own country or former colonies (at a push)?
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« Reply #1 on: 30 October 2013, 11:29:49 »
Quote from: Varche on 30 October 2013, 11:24:24
As an expat, it is very noticeable that UK television only really covers UK news. If they do venture abroad then it is to report on disasters in the USA or Australia. There hardly ever seems to be any news on Europe.

On Monday there was a mine tragedy in Northern Spain which killed six coal miners (methane). Anything on UK TV about it? If there was I haven't seen it. There was also recently a bunch of none English(first language) speaking Europeans that had been held hostage in a South American country for years that were finally released. 

Is this the British psyche to only be interested in own country or former colonies (at a push)?

No, it's more a case of British news organisations (especially the BBC) being only interested in stories upon which they can put a bit of political spin. No mileage in running a story about the miners' tragedy.  ::) :( 
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« Reply #2 on: 30 October 2013, 11:43:55 »
Yes. Unless there's British involved, not interested. We'd be there all day otherwise.

Although, I do find it a bit narrow minded from the media. And that's coming from someone that's not massively interested in overseas affairs.


The world doesn't revolve around polotics, vice versa, unless it's allowed to of course. ::)
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Re: Is Britain very insular?
« Reply #3 on: 30 October 2013, 11:46:40 »
Quote from: Nickbat on 30 October 2013, 11:29:49
No, it's more a case of British news organisations (especially the BBC) being only interested in stories upon which they can put a bit of political spin. No mileage in running a story about the miners' tragedy.  ::) :(

That's true except when the US are within about 18 months of selecting a president, it seems, when we seem to get bombarded with every detail of all the tedious primaries, etc. Why do they imagine I'm remotely interested in a nation that are even more insular than us? ::)

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« Reply #4 on: 30 October 2013, 12:27:10 »
I used to think that also until I experienced US TV news!

Very big on local - mainly sports actually, then some national and only an occasional "by the way, the Pope just died"!

Turning it around, do things that happen here register any interest in Europe?
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« Reply #5 on: 30 October 2013, 12:41:01 »
English speaking France 24 does France and it's former colonies in Africa. BBC news 24 does UK and it's former colonies Pakistan, India and, consequently, the middle east. Russia today doesn't do Russia, it just takes the piss out of US/UK all day. Al Jazeera and Euronews have a go at everything, but are dull.
Fox news is not news, it's full of bits of crap held together with the headlines. CNN is quite good, I find.
The one I have on in the background most of the day is Bloomberg.
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« Reply #6 on: 30 October 2013, 13:05:05 »
Quote from: Lincs Robert on 30 October 2013, 12:27:10
I used to think that also until I experienced US TV news!

Very big on local - mainly sports actually, then some national and only an occasional "by the way, the Pope just died"!

Turning it around, do things that happen here register any interest in Europe?

Germany are equaly as bad.
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Re: Is Britain very insular?
« Reply #7 on: 30 October 2013, 13:08:51 »
Insular? It happens at a regional level as well...

My local BBC news will not report on anything thats not within 4 miles of the Solent. Useless 'tards, they think the world ends at Southampton's borders.
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Re: Is Britain very insular?
« Reply #8 on: 30 October 2013, 13:25:13 »
Quote from: Fuse18 on 30 October 2013, 13:05:05
Quote from: Lincs Robert on 30 October 2013, 12:27:10
I used to think that also until I experienced US TV news!

Very big on local - mainly sports actually, then some national and only an occasional "by the way, the Pope just died"!

Turning it around, do things that happen here register any interest in Europe?

Germany are equaly as bad.

Generally my experience is that US news channels always covers more international topics than the UK news ever does.  Of course I am speaking as a whole as some channels do more than others.
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Re: Is Britain very insular?
« Reply #9 on: 30 October 2013, 13:27:31 »
Quote from: STEMO on 30 October 2013, 12:41:01
English speaking France 24 does France and it's former colonies in Africa. BBC news 24 does UK and it's former colonies Pakistan, India and, consequently, the middle east. Russia today doesn't do Russia, it just takes the piss out of US/UK all day. Al Jazeera and Euronews have a go at everything, but are dull.
Fox news is not news, it's full of bits of crap held together with the headlines. CNN is quite good, I find.
The one I have on in the background most of the day is Bloomberg.


Quite entertaining that channel and some of it is pretty informative.
Especially when it comes down to the financial bitching sessions 
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« Reply #10 on: 30 October 2013, 13:28:55 »
When I was in The States in the summer, the news channels were wall to wall with UK news..........  ::)

The birth of Prince George!  ;)  ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 30 October 2013, 13:41:35 »
I personally couldn't give a flying freak about the rest of the world unless it affects us. Nice to hear when they kill each other tho' :y
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« Reply #12 on: 30 October 2013, 13:44:46 »
No need to take an interest. Ghandi wouldn't eat his dinner,so some idiot felt sorry for him and gave him India,that was the end of the empire really,so no need to bother anymore. ;D ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 30 October 2013, 13:45:58 »
Quote from: Albitz on 30 October 2013, 13:44:46
No need to take an interest. Ghandi wouldn't eat his dinner,so some idiot felt sorry for him and gave him India,that was the end of the empire really,so no need to bother anymore. ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #14 on: 30 October 2013, 13:48:06 »
Actualy Italy is VERY insular to.....but then Berlusconi did own the TV stations!
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