The TV network is http://aljazeera.net (and http://english.aljazeera.net), although aljazeera.com is apparently owned by the same company. I'm not sure whether the politics of the two necessarily follow each other. (And even in companies where they do tend to follow each other because of the owner's personal views, there can be some range -- Fox News makes The Times (of London) look left wing by comparison, even though it's center-right on the British spectrum.)
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 18:16, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > A link to an article about Al Jazeera's lack of availability in the > US, as well as updates on which cable/satellite providers have made it > available (former PBS station KCET in LA shows a half hour newscast > produced by the network). > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/al-jazeera-english-us_n_816030.html > > I don't watch the network often, and I'm sure they have actual bureaus > all over the Middle East (as opposed to the US cable and broadcast > news divisions who rely on footage from others and borrow on-air > talent from BBC and related sources), but I have checked out the > English version of the website and been largely unimpressed. I guess > it comes down to which is worse: telling a story in a biased, > distorted manner or not telling it at all? The "Conspiracy Theories" > and "Let's Talk" portions of the site make comments uttered by FoxNews > pundits seem lucid and rational. > > That said, my mom's cable has channels from Russia, Germany, Britain, > Japan, Korea, and Mexico, each offering news content in English. It > seems -- well -- it is very telling that the Middle East is not > represented. > > http://www.aljazeera.com/ > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- David J. Lynch [email protected] -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
