Monday, October 20, 2008
Pic>1kword: How the world sees the U.S.
UPDATE:
The figure erroneously reports Belgian sentiment. Thanks to Olivier, who pointed this out; see his comment. I suspect Olivier might be Belgian.
The Guardian says, "This article was amended on Tuesday October 21 2008. A graphic showing the results of a poll on how the US is viewed around the world reversed the findings for Belgium. We stated that 39% of Belgians polled said their opinion of the US had changed for the worse since the start of the Bush presidency, and 52% said it had changed for the better. Those figures should have been the other way round."
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The figure erroneously reports Belgian sentiment. Thanks to Olivier, who pointed this out; see his comment. I suspect Olivier might be Belgian.
The Guardian says, "This article was amended on Tuesday October 21 2008. A graphic showing the results of a poll on how the US is viewed around the world reversed the findings for Belgium. We stated that 39% of Belgians polled said their opinion of the US had changed for the worse since the start of the Bush presidency, and 52% said it had changed for the better. Those figures should have been the other way round."
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Comments:
One minor mistake that I reported to the guardian concerning the numbers for Belgium. The Guardian fixed it since then. Scroll down on their page ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/17/uselections2008-barackobama1 ), and you'll see "This article was amended on Tuesday October 21 2008. A graphic showing the results of a poll on how the US is viewed around the world reversed the findings for Belgium. We stated that 39% of Belgians polled said their opinion of the US had changed for the worse since the start of the Bush presidency, and 52% said it had changed for the better. Those figures should have been the other way round."
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