BBC Rolls Back to Pull Ahead in U.S. News Coverage

The N.Y. Times reports that BBC is reducing its news coverage here in the United States in the short term, while hoping to gain cable access for an expanded news station in the long term. Combine this with Republican efforts to destroy the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and we are headed into a news and knowledge desert. There should be a place for non-profit and independent news and the loss of perspective will only damage our ability to understand and handle complex issues. The BBC does particularly good in reporting on international issues.