Don't watch the BBC too much. It will raise your bloodpressure over time. Seriously, when Tony Blair has to castigate them publically for their reporting, you know what you're dealing with.
Any perceptions of what the people think of the US economy? Looks like German unemployment rates are still around 11% and they posted their first econmic gain in ages: a whopping .6%.
Interesting article above, I thought
If I want the global reach and coverage of some very local-level foreign news, I would rather watch Deutsche Welle. Despite the fact that it is the international "public service" of an Axis of Weasels country, it is actually less biased than the BBC and on US issues they often appear to get time to report the "red side"'s take on political issues.
The Beeb, in contrast, is just full of lecturing and often don't bother interviewing anyone from red America. British people say it is the best media in the world. It may be true before New Labour government, but not now.