France to spread their news and views from the Middle East to the U.S.

France24 which sounds like the title of a French version of Fox's terror drama "24" is hoping that Americans aren't as narrow minded as they think. The news network is stretching its wings all over the world. The news net will launch an Arabic language version of it's broadcast as well as an English version here in the U.S. Perhaps now we can see first hand what the French really think of America. There web traffic seems to be kicking ass too. During France 24’s first three weeks, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, its Web site attracted 2.5 million unique visitors in nine countries surveyed, including the United States, Germany and Brazil. The biggest following was in France with 1.2 million, but the rest came from abroad. CNN’s site draws 9 percent of its visitors from outside the United States, while the BBC attracts 53 percent from outside Britain. France’s Effort to Export the News Is Catching On [NYT]