Comments on: Why doesn’t the News show a map when they speak of another country or even another state?

By: Rubber Cranium

Rubber Cranium — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:59:24 +0000

Sometimes they do depending on the situation. Iraq coverage used to have a lot of it. I actually asked a map question here a few days ago. “Why don’t 60% of US citizens know where Iraq is on a map?” or something like that. My question was mostly met with striking derision and ignorance openly defended by people who don’t care.

It’s really embarrassing that people who claim to care about the world don’t even know where they are in it.

Here’s a CNN link to a story about last year’s study.

By: Jon S

Jon S — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:12:53 +0000

Why don’t you buy an atlas and when you here some place you are not sure about you can look it up.

By: Joseph, II

Joseph, II — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:32:43 +0000

I think that’s a WONDER FULL idea. The problem IS, half the kids in High School can’t find their OWN State on a map nowadays- what GOOD is it going to be to show them one of Iran, or Myanmar, or wherever??! The News is for people with an Interest in what’s going “on in the World…” And only TOO many people don’t watch it- because they haven’t got a CLUE…

By: Limestoner62

Limestoner62 — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:22:29 +0000

Very good idea, they do that a lot on Canadian news today, especially the public channel CBC. To inform is not to assume everyone is up to snuff on their geography (and some of us can stand to brush up)

By: Jesus

Jesus — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:47:11 +0000

pppf Americans are stupid