Would you not consider an author who sold millions of books worldwide to be qualification enough for world news?
As a non American I wouldn’t mind articles about American authors in world news. It would have to be those with a high international profile though which gives the problem about where the line is.
Agreed. It is highly reductive to refer to GRRM merely as “American author.” His works have been translated into over 45 languages, and he has won award in (at least) England, Ireland, France, Spain, Russia, Japan, and Finland, not to mention multiple wins from highly international completions like the Hugo and Nebula awards, the International Horror Guild, and Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is one of the most popular authors of all time and if there is a line where someone crosses over into international relevance, we could debate where that line is, but there should be absolutely no doubt that he is far past it.
Would you not consider an author who sold millions of books worldwide to be qualification enough for world news?
As a non American I wouldn’t mind articles about American authors in world news. It would have to be those with a high international profile though which gives the problem about where the line is.
I dunno, Lemmy wasn’t around then, but let’s take for example the time Stephen King got hit by a van and was damn near killed:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/24/stephenking.fiction
I’d say no, not World News. Definitely fit for News, Books, I dunno is there “Entertainment”?
But a car accident in Maine involving all Americans wouldn’t be World News.
Agreed. It is highly reductive to refer to GRRM merely as “American author.” His works have been translated into over 45 languages, and he has won award in (at least) England, Ireland, France, Spain, Russia, Japan, and Finland, not to mention multiple wins from highly international completions like the Hugo and Nebula awards, the International Horror Guild, and Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. He is one of the most popular authors of all time and if there is a line where someone crosses over into international relevance, we could debate where that line is, but there should be absolutely no doubt that he is far past it.