On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:16 PM, 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/ > Hmmmm - my experience has been quite a bit different than Kevin's. I watched a lot of Al Jazeera's coverage over the weekend, and did not find it to be biased or distorted or particularly sensationalized or propagandized. I did not see the "Conspiracy Theories" or "Let's Talk" segments Kevin mentions either. I came away impressed with both the comprehensiveness and professionalism of the coverage. I don't think this has much to do with partisan ideology (I don't know that Democrats or Republicans really differ on what is happening in Egypt right now). I am wondering if Kevin is actually referring to the same thing that I was watching? I watched on a different website: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ -- 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
