[ExI] English-speaking Google News and Myanmar (Burma)

[spike]

> ...On Behalf Of Amara Graps
...
> Subject: [ExI] English-speaking Google News and Myanmar (Burma)
> 
> Spike, try any of these, the text version, then scroll to the 
> bottom of the page.
> 
> http://news.google.com/news?ned=tus
> http://news.google.com/news?ned=tau
> http://news.google.com/news?ned=tca
> http://news.google.com/news?ned=tuk
> 
> Amara

OK cool I see it, thanks.

> The non-English speaking versions do not have this extra section, 
> perhaps because those readers already understand how serious is the 
> situation there...

That is one explanation but I thought of another.  If Google posted Burma
news in a language accessible to the Burmese, it would be contributing to
destabilizing the government in that country.  When I try to interpret the
things that Google does with it's news section, I must keep in mind that
Google is a business, but is not specifically in the news business.  It is
bad business to creating ire in any potential customers.  All actions by any
real company keeps an eye on the bottom line.

spike