It is an interesting point.The media coverage of the crisis has been particually good in the quality press in the UK and apart from the three days when we were saturated by the US elections coverage has been fairly comprehensive.
However she argues that
But space for international news coverage is really hard to come by these days. Just 5% of cable television's news hole is dedicated to international coverage; 9% for network television and 12% for newspapers (2007 Project for Excellence in Journalism). Soon, like most underreported international news stories, we will see Congo coverage beat out for other breaking news.
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