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Who says, American's are the most uninformed people out there...
Actually people in Europe have the opinion that Americans are QUITE uninformed!
Note the European TV news and European newspapers do not censor things like they do in the U.S. You didn't know your news was censored? Try reading foreign news like the following...
Actually people in Europe have the opinion that Americans are QUITE uninformed!
Note the European TV news and European newspapers do not censor things like they do in the U.S. You didn't know your news was censored? Try reading foreign news like the following...
I regularly read online news from respected sites around the globe, including the wire reports of non-English-speaking news agencies. It is enlightening to get other perspectives that don't see the United States as the center of the map.
None of these news outlets has a complete handle on the truth. Indeed, it is likely that the truth is nowhere to be found. But when you look at an issue from many different sides, and sort through all the propaganda, you get a better idea of what is really going on.
You're right in that the news provided in Europe is less censored than in the US. I wonder what the prevailing opinion is there about when to expose children to the horrors as they are presented in the news.
...You're right in that the news provided in Europe is less censored than in the US. I wonder what the prevailing opinion is there about when to expose children to the horrors as they are presented in the news.
Well America is viewed by the rest of the world as a "Puritanical society" - everything highly censored so as not to offend anyone! I've heard they do not hide things from the kids in Europe (or anyone else) as we do here.
Actually people in Europe have the opinion that Americans are QUITE uninformed!
Note the European TV news and European newspapers do not censor things like they do in the U.S. You didn't know your news was censored? Try reading foreign news like the following...
Well America is viewed by the rest of the world as a "Puritanical society" - everything highly censored so as not to offend anyone! I've heard they do not hide things from the kids in Europe (or anyone else) as we do here.
P.S. For a good example, look at how many posts are deleted, moved, or locked on the Parenting forum!
Better yet, why don't you actually READ the TOS for your answer! I thought about infracting you, but I see the post below did a better job of "censoring" you this time around.
Back to the topic...as long a parents feel their children are mature enough to handle the content then let them see the news. It's really an individual family choice. Each child is different with regard to his/her maturity and sensitivity levels.
as long a parents feel their children are mature enough to handle the content then let them see the news. It's really an individual family choice. Each child is different with regard to his/her maturity and sensitivity levels.
Agreed. And I think it can depend on what stories are in the headlines too. I don't think young children should necessarily watch the news without some accompanying talk from the parentals. Any sensational news story that's on 24/7 can seem like a common occurrence rather than one event covered continuously. After the Malaysian airline disappeared my daughter came and asked why this type of thing was so common now, not realizing it was one story, with stories from over the last 50 years thrown in.
Actually people in Europe have the opinion that Americans are QUITE uninformed!
Note the European TV news and European newspapers do not censor things like they do in the U.S. You didn't know your news was censored? Try reading foreign news like the following...
Aren't you aware that the UK censors the INTERNET? When I was administrator of a debate forum, there were links to news articles that did not work for UK residents. Certain topics were taboo. It was strange topics too, such as lawsuits against a UK corporation, etc. When they asked, we started copying and pasting the articles so they could access information they were missing. Americans can access whatever information they want via the internet, including news from all over the world.
Well I have read stories about American issues on UK (and other English speaking country news web sites) which "tell all", but are censored in the U.S.
So while they may censor their own news, I've found some quite revealing stories about America! But DO check around with other foreign English news web sites... India, Canada, Australia, English version of French / German / Iran news outlets, etc.
I thought about infracting you, but I see the post below did a better job of "censoring" you this time around...
Reading the above, why do I feel I am in high school, about to be sent to the principals office?
(And I don't feel like I am having an intelligent "adult to adult" conversation?)
The last time I felt like that (as an adult), I was renting an apartment from a school teacher. I was discussing his failure to repair certain things (discussing this as an adult)... He suddenly got mad and blurted out... "I'm going to call your parents!" (I was 30 years old at the time... )
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