brownie Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 CNN got its geography wrong yesterday (I am sure it was not a first for the network)! During a newsprogram on the current G20 Summit in Cannes, France, they illustrated the broadcast with a map locating the French Riviera city on the northern coast of Spain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) Oh well, Brownie, you know how quite a few Americans have always been when it comes to "Yurp" and the "finer" points of its geography, territorial boundaries, etc.: Paris is located right at the Cote d'Azur, Heidelberg is on the banks of the River Rhine and both are located in the heart of Bavaria, of course! Details of geography? And getting them right, even? What for? Just an unnecessary burden when you are about to set off for a "Europe in four days" sightseeing marathon. Not to mention what many in the ranks of that "all-volunteer Army" would be willing or able to digest while on post over here ... Petty things that appear negligible. So CNN is perfectly in line ... (Nah, I am not taking a swipe at the U.S. population per se but if you look closer a a certain type of Americans you just cannot help wondering ... ) And this seems to tie in with what certain polls have shown about the alleged future importance of U.S. FOREIGN policy (and knowledge of foreign matters) to the voting populace ... Edited November 4, 2011 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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