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Following the 2008 United States presidential election, media around the world reacted in a variety of ways. Most expressed positive hopes and expectations for the president-elect, but some tried to prepare their readers for disappointment. Editorials varied from elation to cautious optimism, and a few were outright skeptical. Many celebrated Barack Obama's win as historic and a sign of changing race-relations in the United States. Many commentators said the election results surprised them because there was an international perception that America was too racist to elect a black president. Many also said people in their country were blinded by infatuation with Obama and encouraged them to see him as a normal human being capable of error. Within a week, the excitement and elation subsided somewhat and many newspaper editorials began to caution that Obama had enormous obstacles ahead. The election was closely watched from around the world and domestic media, including ''CNN'' and ''PBS'', tracked the international reaction.〔(International press reaction ) CNN, U.S., 5 November 2008〕〔(Obama's Election Win Stirs Worldwide Reactions ) ''PBS Newshour'', U.S., 6 November 2008〕 Newspapers in most continents covered the electoral outcome on their front pages or as the top story. ''The Associated Press'' reported that "Obama-mania was evident not only across Europe but also in much of the Islamic world."〔Joseph Coleman (World hopes U.S. election heralds new era ) The Associated Press via ''San Francisco Chronicle'', 5 November 2008〕 ==Elation== Pre-election polls showed people around the world preferred candidate Obama to his opponent, John McCain, because they expected relations between the U.S. and the rest of the world to improve if Senator Obama won.〔(World wants Obama as president: poll ) Reuters via ''ABC News'', 9 September 2008〕 Obama had become well-known abroad before the election. He travelled to Europe, and spoke to a crowd of 100,000 in Berlin in July 2008, before he had received the Democratic Party nomination. His relatively young age, appearance, intellect, charm, and oratory skills had made an impression on many non-Americans.〔(German politicians react to Obama's speech ) Spiegel Online, Germany, 24 July 2008〕 When Obama emerged as the victor, people in many countries were outright ecstatic. An editorial in French daily ''Libération'' was headlined "Hope, at Last! For One Day, Let Us Hope!" and encouraged readers to abandon their skepticism and allow themselves to feel joy. "After this already historic November 4th, let us admit that we're caught up, almost all of us, in a sense of joy. For one hour or a day, let us speak with an enthusiasm that is now sweeping the planet. For a few hours, the Americans hope; for a few hours, the whole world feels better."〔(Hope, at Last! For One Day, Let Us Hope! ) ''Libération'', France, via translation by WorldMeets.US, 5 November 2008〕 In Brazil, ''Folha'' columnist Sérgio Malbergier wrote "it is so epic and multidimensional that it fills us with amazement and exhilaration."〔Sérgio Malbergier ('We are All Americans' ) ''Folha,'' Brazil, via translation by WorldMeets.US, 6 November 2008〕 Tracee Hutchison, writing for ''The Age'' in Australia, said "It may only be for a moment, but somehow this week's US election result rings like a clarion call for hope and peaceful momentum."〔Tracee Hutchison (Inspiration to hope and dream once again ) ''The Age'', Australia, 8 November 2008〕 Kenya's ''Daily Nation'' reported that "excited crowds waved the American flag and carried life-size photos of Mr. Obama."〔Walter Menya and Dan Obiero (Celebrations in Obama ancestral home ) ''Daily Nation'', Kenya, 5 November 2008〕 In Swiss newspaper ''24 heures (Switzerland)'', chief editor Thierry Meyer applauded America's overcoming of racism and said Obama "is the embodiment of its lasting dream, its primordial founding virtue: optimism and confidence in its destiny."〔Thierry Meyer (A Man, a Destiny, a World: The Best of America ) ''24 heures (Switzerland)'', via translation by WorldMeets.US, 5 November 2008〕 In another Swiss paper, ''Nachrichten'', commentator Patrik Etschmayer said, "The victory of Barack Obama is historic. Historic, because Obama was an impossible candidate who ran an impossible campaign against all the odds and expectations."〔Patrik Etschmayer (Obama Embodies the Spirit of a New Age ) ''Nachrichten'', Switzerland, via translation by WorldMeets.US 5 November 2008〕 Christian Merville wrote for ''L'Orient Le Jour'' in Lebanon that Americans had astonished the world: "The miracle is that this is a country which has reconciled with itself after a very long estrangement has a renewed hope for a better future. This, just when everything seemed grey and the most sacred principles - those of democracy, freedom and free enterprise - had lost all meaning."〔Christian Merville ('Astonishing Americans:' The Land of Possibilities ) ''L'Orient Le Jour'', Lebanon, via translation by WorldMeets.US, 6 November 2008〕 Even in Iran, which has a history of tense relations with the US, the reaction was positive. The state-controlled ''Tehran Times'' wrote, "The world has heaved a collective sigh of relief because their candidate has won the US presidential election."〔Staff writer (The world’s candidate wins ) ''Tehran Times'', Iran, 6 November 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International media reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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