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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
In my experience, most Americans don't know who the governor of Kentucky is either--unless they happen to live there.
I think the problem is that news coverage is less serious in the states. I mean the 24-hour news networks had wall-to-wall coverage of Anna Nicole Smith's death for like 6 days. My students don't have a clue about their own history and geography. I sometimes remark on the irony that I, a Canadian, am teaching them an American literary history class.....
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You're right, they wouldn't know that..because I don't know the Governor of states beside mine either. It's just not in the media...you're right, the media is more entertainment/celebrity based. Yup, the coverage of ANS is still on tv, even this afternoon.