What do the "grey areas" mean? Does it mean that those areas weren't considered in the 'cartogram' or that coverage is so minimal that they didn't even make the cut for their own color hue?

The flaw is that the chart should account for population. Right now it suggests that newsworthiness would correlate with geographical size, which is clearly erroneous. In a neutral world, it ought to correllate with population. Greenland, for example, shouldn't be sized according to its landmass. And Israel obviously gets a lot of attention but the small physical size of the country doesn't make the relationship clear.

Canada is not that important.

I think gray is just the normal world map, and the colored areas are the distorted map. Obviously there is no second country in australia, for example.

That map totally makes your Iraq look fat. Get to the gym!

At a press conference announcing their findings, French cartographers chuckled at the mention that the UK looks like a Chicken head. In their version, US cartographers called France's likeness to a quivvering vagina purely coincidental.

Someone tell Keller that a Madagascar bureau is long overdue.

Without Bjork, Iceland would be gray, just like Namibia.

From the link:

Countries swell as they receive more media attention; others shrink as we forget them.

OK, I'm really immature.

@acridsheep: Now that you mention it, if you stuck some tail feathers on it, Eurasia would look just like a festive Thanksgiving turkey.

So, what's your point?

"Do all these articles about me make me look fat?"

@FitnessMadeSimple: Turkey confit for le diner!

@bandit: Wait -- what's New Zealand, then?

Greenland gets the cold shoulder but they only have themselves to blame, what with their icy detachment. Hey now!

I think I care more about Africa than Canada.

Countries with more relevant news events get more news coverage?! Quelle horreur!!

Call me a dreamer, but I would really like to see a three-dimensional map that represents each country with a color based on geographic location and political boundaries including life size topographical features. It would be helpful if this map also came with a key indentifying liquor stores and pubs.

@Sarcastro: According to this map, only about half of Canada is mildly important. Or on fire. I'm not really sure which.

California is totally ignored by the media. like totally.

@anonymousryan: I know. Did you hear about Zoo-besity? It's very serious and very relevant. Kenya needs more zoo-besity if it wants to be heard.

South Florida isn't getting enough love.

I like the titles given to the Times and the Sun: ' former paper of record' (emphasis mine) and 'daily joke'.

@anonymousryan: See. relevant according to whom? Our Western-biased standards? The lack of coverage of Africa is really appalling.