Posted by NikkiT2 on March 22, 2003, at 12:37:51
In reply to Re: Terms, posted by Dinah on March 22, 2003, at 10:40:14
I've been kind of glued to the coverage.. gone slightly manic over it all.. the need to stay constantly informed..
Anyway, I digress. I've been watching mainly BBC news, which is a UK one. (BBC News 24 is the news channel they have on cable tv). The coverage is very dry, the reporters very serious - though it has been interesting the listen to the reports from within Bagdad which are strictly controlled by Iraq.
But, out of interest, and having the wonders of cable TV, I switched to CNN. Wow, what a difference. Like someone mentioned, the American reporters seemed to almost be having fun. The "WOW, look at that one" kind of line. It felt so much more Hollywood to me (though American accents could have added to that for me). An American friend told me Fox news was even worse.
Alot of people in the US I know have got BBC News on their cable, and are reccomending that to alot of people now. Its just.. less sensationalised.Nikki
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