Do you know what the International Harald Tribune is? It's an American Newspaper that was bought by the New York Times years ago and is now only distributed in Europe, a very convenient place to go on record as reporting this, yet limit the number of American's who will actually see the story.
And please explain to me why the U.S. based ASSOCIATED PRESS, which is the most widely used wire service in the U.S., did write a story on this, yet the story either was not distributed to it's U.S. subscribers or was not picked up and run by them?
National Public Radio (link in OP) didn't have any trouble seeing this as News that their listeners would be interested in. Are you trying to tell me that the so-called "Liberal Elite" who listen to NPR are the only people who would care to hear about this, or do AP/U.S. newspaper readers just like being ignorant about World News?
And if you read some of the posts above, it sounds like DishTV has already made plans to start carrying it in the next few days. Also, more links to info below:
Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:49pm ET148
By Charles Masters
PARIS (Hollywood Reporter) - At 8:30 p.m. French time on December 6, the newest voice in the international news arena will begin speaking to the world from Paris. And for most of the audience, it won't be speaking French....
...In a symbolic move to mark out its difference, France 24 will bow exclusively on the Internet before rolling out on cable and satellite across much of Europe, the Middle East and Africa a day later. France 24 will start with a potential audience of about 190 million.
U.S. distribution will initially be limited to a feed in the U.N. building in New York, but the channel is finalizing negotiations with Comcast's cable network in the Washington D.C. area. Continued... <
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2006-11-28T024917Z_01_N27157129_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-FRANCE-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=EntNewsIndustry_C1_%5BFeed%5D-7>
Or at the Miami Herald .com
Posted on Fri, Nov. 17, 2006
A state-funded, all-news channel will debut on Dec. 6 in France, first via Internet streaming and one day later by satellite.
BY ANGELA DOLAND
Associated Press
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France - A year ago, President Jacques Chirac proclaimed his ambition for an all-news channel to broadcast France's vision and values across the globe 24 hours a day.
Media executives and reporters have spent a hectic year filling out the details -- namely, what exactly is the ``French vision?''
Viewers will find out Dec. 6, when France 24 goes on the air, first via Internet streaming and one day later by satellite. It has a tough challenge ahead. To prove it is more than just the government's pet project, the state-funded France 24 must carve out a viewership in a crowded market that includes CNN International, BBC World and, as of this week, Al-Jazeera's new English-language channel.
France 24 will broadcast one channel in French and another mostly in English -- a sign of new pragmatism in a country known for protecting and promoting its language....
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/international/16032623.htm>
But maybe you're right. Maybe we should just trust the U.S. Mega-Corp Controlled "Mainstream Media" to give us their honest and un-tainted version of the news, because they've NEVER lied to us or not reported the unvarnished truth in the past.:eyes: