NBC runs a news segment called "America's Correspondent," a grass roots news program. Unfortunately, the graphic that they use in the segment is a map of the United States. Well, not exactly a map of the United States. It's a map of the 48 contiguous states. There are two other states ... and they have been in the union since 1959. The graphic includes the line "Your voice. Your vote. Your town." I guess NBC doesn't realize that it is offensive to leave people out of this message.
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| NBC's Graphic for America's Correspondent |
How long does it take to figure this out? You would think 50+ years would be enough.
Sometimes the excuse for using an incorrect graphic is that it's easier. For a news organization, especially, that is a poor excuse. Either use the correct version of the U.S. map or find a different graphic. There's Lady Liberty's torch, one of the monuments in Washington, a Minuteman, Uncle Sam, etc. etc.
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50+ years wasn't enough! I still see contiguous state maps being used that should have included HI and AK.
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