I’ve always seen myself as a “lifelong learner”. I’m constantly wanting to learn for learning’s sake. But one area in particular I wish I was more informed about is international news.
It’s funny when I will put on a news broadcast from the BBC or even CBC and while they still cover a lot of the US news, there’s so much more international news that we typically hear about here in America. And no, I’m not just talking about Great Britain or Canada, respectively.
Years ago, I had a co-worker who was from Australia. She would tell me about conversations she’d have with her family back home and how they knew more about what was going on here in America than she did. This wasn’t from my co-worker’s lack of watching/reading the news. Rather, it was because of the kinds of stories that are covered here in America or even the spin that is put on the stories we get domestically. The word infotainment seems to have fallen out of our lexicon in the last few years. This is sad because I think today, maybe more than ever, its important to separate important news from the fluff.
Most of the news we chose to consume isn’t about quiring information; rather it is about affirmation. Most people are more worried about validating their opinions than they are abut getting all the facts and deciding for themselves.
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