Much of it is just not news. Obviously 3rd world countries are going to have weaker institutions and certain kinds of social problems that first world nations won't have.
Thus there is an endless stream of possible "appalling" stories but many more deeply interesting, geopolitically relevant, culturally relevant stories that never get written. Some are just not sensational/sexy enough, but the larger problem is that our media actively drives the narrative of American exceptionalism mostly through the world news section.
Thus there is an endless stream of possible "appalling" stories but many more deeply interesting, geopolitically relevant, culturally relevant stories that never get written. Some are just not sensational/sexy enough, but the larger problem is that our media actively drives the narrative of American exceptionalism mostly through the world news section.