http://transatlanticmedia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/13/most-us-media-get-an-f-for-eu-coverage/ The World Affairs Blog Network Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:30:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://transatlanticmedia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2009/10/13/most-us-media-get-an-f-for-eu-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 U.S. Media Snubs New EU Leaders | Transatlantic Media Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:41 +0000 http://transatlanticmedia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/?p=154#comment-1966 [...] In the more recent article, the Los Angeles Times makes the inaccurate statement that that Van Rompuy and Ashton will “represent the continent,” confusing Europe with the European Union. Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and most West Balkan states are not EU members, nor are Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Turkey, which has at least a toe-hold in Europe – not to mention Russia. The same reporter also propagates the hackneyed myth of Henry Kissinger’s desire for a single telephone number on which “to call Europe,” debunked in a previous post on this blog. [...] [...] In the more recent article, the Los Angeles Times makes the inaccurate statement that that Van Rompuy and Ashton will “represent the continent,” confusing Europe with the European Union. Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and most West Balkan states are not EU members, nor are Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Turkey, which has at least a toe-hold in Europe – not to mention Russia. The same reporter also propagates the hackneyed myth of Henry Kissinger’s desire for a single telephone number on which “to call Europe,” debunked in a previous post on this blog. [...]

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