Not really, if its just not being reported because no one is there.

Of course this really isn't new, its just interesting to see some of the media are beginning to recognize the problem.

Just a cursory glance over at:

Yomiuri
The BBC
Le Monde
IHT
The Herald Sun
Haaretz

Shows you that there is a lot of news that is falling through the cracks at say:

CNN

Also, by and large, international news outlets allow me to avoid stuff like this which American outlets just can't get enough of, and is just the sort of thing which makes me want to start kicking in throats.

You know what I blame this on the breakdown of? Society.