Doesn’t it seem like the U.K. press is breaking a lot of interesting stories the U.S. press is not? It was true during the campaign as well.
Why the hell doesn’t our media pick these stories up? Something is rotten here, and it ain’t even partisan.
My guesses as to why:
1. The US has four times the population of the UK; i.e., four times the news, all things being equal.
2. It’s safer for UK papers to report on US events - UK libel laws are very biased in favor of the plaintiff.
3. Human nature - misery is more entertaining when it’s far away.
4. The US is the world’s big dog - when we bark, everybody hears.