Because the American attention span is.....wait I missed it.... -- this long

American's, I'm generalizing obviously, don't really care or understand the bulk of what is going on outside their lives. Thus, the only items broad casted are those that can be quickly comprehended. We would rather watch American Idol then a serious news story IMO.

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