Same deal with the earthquake in Haiti. Fox News is slooowwww when it comes to covering major news. I’m not quite sure what the problem is.
They should have the global resources in place I would think. They’ve been around.. and had special day-long coverage for a LOT LESS lol.
I noticed that too, maybe the saudis are paying them to downplay everything,
“After bin Talal purchased his voting shares in News Corp., on September 23, 2005, he stated in an advertising supplement to the New York Times, “When I invest in a group like CITICROUP, the Four Seasons, the News Corp. or Time Warner, my objective is not to manage those companies.” But this is not quite accurate, considering the Prince’s December 5, 2005 statement given to Middle East Online regarding his ability to change what viewers see on Fox News. Covering the riots in Paris last November, Fox ran a banner saying: “Muslim riots.” Bin Talal was not happy. “I picked up the phone and called Murdoch... (and told him) these are not Muslim riots, these are riots out of poverty,” he said. “Within 30 minutes, the title was changed from Muslim riots to civil riots.”
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It's just a decision they've made. They don't focus on international news and maintain the cost of stringers and bureaus around the world. Usually it works out okay for them, but when something major happens unexpectedly overseas, they're always scrambling to catch up.