I watched TV for the first time in a while this weekend and continue to remain dubious of its positive impact on our democratic values--to call it garbage does a disservice to the value of garbage.

I haven't seen FSTV, but given the increasing segmentization of the "news", with Faux leaning heavily to the right and the "others" leaning nowhere or center-right, I can't help but see a lone outpost of leftish-themed information as a good and healthy entry into the market. I really admire many of their board members and wish them all the best in this endeavor.

My dad and his partner are currently sailing around the Caribbean and have been living in Cartagena Colombia for a couple months. His partner sez the only US "news" available down there is Faux and it really pisses her off to no end, since it just reinforces all the negative perceptions South Americans have regarding NA gringos. Theres a brand new information outlet in SA with a decidedly Latin American perspective on the news called Telesur , which should really offer the continent a counterbalance to the drivel we export from both the networks and State Dept.