Times, BBC, Local News?

We were asked to compare The NY Times, BBC, and our local news to better understand the mediums of news. Thankfully The NY Times and BBC are good sources of news, never droning on about who was shot, what was robbed, and what's burning down shown repeatedly on the local news. I can appreciate the NY Times, as it often has articles conducive to what is actually happening in the world and quirky fashion interests, but BBC bores me having to listen to their accents and their constant drone of politics. But hey at least they are talking about important issues! When will American TV change, it seems to just keep getting worse. They are even showing Brit/K-Fed drama on CNN, not to mention the ridiculous coverage of Paris Hilton going to jail! It really makes you wonder what our world is coming too.
Aside from all the horrible media coverage in America it really makes one sit and think about how other countries view our society. No wonder most of Europe has the idea that Americans are materialistic pigs! One glimpse of our news coverage and they would be bored to tears, not to mention scared for their life. I recently watched a commercial about the difference between American and Canadian news reports and found it quite interesting to know that although we have similar murders, fires, and so forth, that Canadians deliver their news in a more positive light. By doing this it has been proven that their crime rate is lowered! Why can't we jump on the ball and start mimicking our northern friends? Although I love picking up the NY Times and praise their dedicated coverage, not enough Americans are reached this way and the broadcasting networks need to get positively active!