Why is there so little international news in the American media?

Jasmine Donovan ENG 225 Walker 3/20/03 Have you heard about the hijacked Cuban airliner that was escorted to land in Key West, Fla.? No? Well, blame your local news for not informing you. A usual afternoon. Your usual routine of watching the nightly news. The usual layout of news; local, state, national. No big deal, right? Well, I must ask you, haven't you ever wondered what's going on in other countries? What was the top news story …showed first 75 words of 1057 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1057 total…might understand why they do things the way they do, which would erase some misconceptions we currently have of them and their society. I can't emphasize enough the importance of having decent coverage or global news in our own locally-fortified news. If the current system made a minor change, we could all prosper. And, I guarantee, from a better educated public, of international events and catastrophes, we will see a better America; a better future.