Craig's English Blog

One of my favorite news commentary shows in the US is Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I like his perspective on news stories.

In this case, I have to disagree with him and object to one of his stories. He has a segment called "Worst Persons in the World". The "winner" on Dec 1 was Taipei's mayor for banning the Apple Daily newspaper in public schools for students under 18 years old.

Follow up:

He then shows an animation of two possible scenarios for the Tiger Woods car accident. What the story didn't say was the "news" organization (and I use that term loosely, as Apple Daily is more of a gossip and scandal rag) was fined and banned for graphic animations of violent crimes like rape and murder, which would not be appropriate for children.

Here's a video of the segment from Countdown. Let me know your thoughts.

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