Sunday, May 1, 2011

Who Else is Covering Jamaica's Breaking News?

For this entry, I wanted to research the United States' coverage on Jamaica, so why not use one of our countries' most well-respected source of news? The New York Times has a section of "Breaking World News: Jamaica", which contains archived articles about the on-goings of the said nation, dating back as far as the 1980s.  Unfortunately, however, the latest posting on this database, (which is supposed to be breaking news), discusses food, "oxtail soup", to be specific.  Although it is a well-written article, one would expect something different from a section titled, "Breaking News".

The next article, organized chronologically from latest to oldest, was written in August of last year.  This article was of more serious matters; gang-related killings.
Is this to say that Jamaica has not had any breaking news? I think not.

This is an image from a reggae music special aired by BBC.
What is most likely the issue surrounding the lack of coverage of Jamaica is simply that Jamaica is not within our jurisdiction.

The BBC, however, has a "country profile" for Jamaica, obviously because of the UK's colonization of the island.  The profile includes culture, media, prominent figures and demographic data, but as far as breaking news goes, still no sign.

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