tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6113092406021807714.post-62679689955908165402008-05-09T21:54:00.018-04:002008-05-12T01:31:23.696-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_DOODJIo0WLY/SCUC2yf5p9I/AAAAAAAAAIE/yIoqfdKCq1g/s1600-h/20080510issuecovUS400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_DOODJIo0WLY/SCUC2yf5p9I/AAAAAAAAAIE/yIoqfdKCq1g/s320/20080510issuecovUS400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198564485160871890" border="0" /></a>Pleased though I am that Obama seems to have clinched the nomination, I was angered to find that story trumping Myanmar on the cover of this week's <span style="font-style: italic;">Economist</span>. I wonder if foreign editions had different covers? I hope so.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Update: Complained about this to some friends last night and was shot down in a hurry. They argue that the media is so restricted in Myanmar that there are simply not enough facts or pictures available to justify a cover story. If things loosen up and there are more eyes on the ground, they say, Myanmar will get its dubious distinction - perhaps next week. I bet they're right. Stay tuned.<br /></span>jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765242430017887568noreply@blogger.com2