American politician and poet Eugene McCarthy once said that the media are like blackbirds on a telegraph pole. Once the impulse goes through, they all jump in the same direction. Fortunately for McCarthy, the Washington punditocracy was not as developed then as it is now.
Moscow shapes media coverage of Ukraine;
After new Western sanctions, a food fight
Lebanon battles Islamist militants;
Sisi plans to expand Suez Canal;
Turkey cracks down on police;
Militias battle over Benghazi
China faces growing demographic challenge;
Billions marked for improved infrastructure in China’
s west
Uighur militants launch another attack on Xinjiang;
Social media expands Isis' reach;
PAK using counterinsurgency funds for India;
Modi visits Nepal