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The US News Media in Global Context 		You do follow the international news!

Or maybe you just have reasons for not doing so that are different than those offered.

In the survey, most people said they did not read news from around the world because they lacked the background information to understand it.

For more information about the survey, you can go to the Pew Center's website and read the report, Public's News Habits Little Changed by September 11: Americans Lack Background to Follow International News.

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Reason for sometimes not following international news % of respondents who gave this as a reason
I sometimes don't have enough background information to follow international news stories. 60%
It seems like the same news all the time, nothing ever really changes. 47%
Events in other parts of the world don't affect me. 40%
There is too much reporting of wars and violence. 38%

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