At the close of the daily BBC World News America broadcast on some public TV stations is this ten second promo for BBC News: (paraphrased)
"Afghanistan Elections: Can democracy be exported?"
"NASA probe reaches Mercury: Is the Space Age over?"
Make sense of world news... bbc.com/world
The Messenger probe that reached Mercury began orbiting the planet in 2011. Its mission will end later this year when it runs out of propellant and crashes into the surface. And the Afghan elections? There were the elections in 2011, and the elections of last year.
So, who do we blame for such horribly stale program elements, the US distributor, KCET Los Angeles or the BBC?
"Afghanistan Elections: Can democracy be exported?"
"NASA probe reaches Mercury: Is the Space Age over?"
Make sense of world news... bbc.com/world
The Messenger probe that reached Mercury began orbiting the planet in 2011. Its mission will end later this year when it runs out of propellant and crashes into the surface. And the Afghan elections? There were the elections in 2011, and the elections of last year.
So, who do we blame for such horribly stale program elements, the US distributor, KCET Los Angeles or the BBC?