Ellenpolly: Surely you jest! You think Europeans are better informed than Americans?

I just returned from three weeks in Ireland and Scoland. The average citizen there may receive more variety in TV programming than the places we stayed (Time Share units and B@Bs)but I found TV to be programming to be lousy. We got the BBC (1&2), SKYNEWS (or something like that) and about seven or eight other channels. In Scotland we did get CNN. I listened to all the news I could find on TV and I told my wife that I will NEVER complain about U. S. Television again.

And the newspapers: I read the Irish Independt and the Irish Times. Chock full of stuff about goings on in Ireland. Very little news of what is going on in the rest of the world. The same in Scotland, very little coverage outside the British Isles.

I love both countries. Those of you who live there are very fortunate. But you sure could use some U.S. TV know-how when it comes to programming and writing newspapers.

DougR

DougR