Is the UK becoming too Insular?

Via Phil Harding (former director of news and English networks at the BBC World Service) at the Guardian:

In a report called The Great Global Switch-Off, commissioned by Oxfam, Polis and the International Broadcasting Trust, I come to a disturbing conclusion on the future of one of the most distinctive aspects of Public Service Broadcasting, television's coverage of international issues and stories. Unless urgent action is taken now, such programming could, in effect, have disappeared in four years' time - and this at a time when, from the credit crunch to migration to climate change, understanding the world around us has never been more important.

An amazing finding given the role that the BBC World Service has as a global leader in international news. Also interesting references to AJE. Perhaps the report fails to credit the role that the Internet (and Internet broadcasting) has on how Britons get their international news? Full report can be downloaded here. We'll revisit this when we discuss media globalization on April 9th.