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Occasionally, I read a bit of Rebecca MacKinnon’s blog RConversation because she has her hands in lots of cool things, keeps track of interesting stuff, and is very intelligent. Her post about the difference between US and international editions of news, I think, is worth noting for journalists who are writing the news and for librarians and other news consumers. She explains the differences between the US and international versions of publications such as Newsweek and television news, like CNN. Selling and making money, of course, is the bottom line. What sells internationally is often very different from what sells in America. Her post stems from the difference in the recent US and international editions of Newsweek. The international edition featured an article about how the US’ efforts in Afghanistan are not going so well. The US edition features Annie Leibovitz and her photography. Rebecca includes some criticism of the difference from other sources, too.

Addendum 10/13: After reading Rebecca’s post, one of my readers pointed me to a blog post based on an overheard conversation about a change in policy and how the blogger believes it indicates how the media is cowardly.

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