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Will you watch Al Jazeera America?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The editorial board met with Al Jazeera America Tuesday to discuss the channel's launch, which is scheduled for late summer, although it definitely doesn't seem like that time frame is set in stone. The station plans to...... -
Shereen El Feki discusses her new book on sex in the Arab world
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.As change sweeps across the Arab world, there are a variety of lenses through which to examine these changes: religious, cultural, political, economic. Shereen El Feki has chosen a decidedly less conventional lens with her new new book “Sex and...Tags: HIV, Woody Allen, Career and Workplace, Research, Sex Crimes
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Kerry pledges $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces
ROME -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged an additional $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces Thursday, including food and medical support directly to armed rebels for the first time but turning aside their demand for weapons. Kerry,...
Tags: Rome (Italy), National Government, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Politics
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Why Al Jazeera buying Current is a good thing for media, country
The Baltimore SunI don’t care if Al Gore got more money than he ever deserved for his pathetic channel, or Glenn Beck got the short end of the stick in trying to buy it as an escape from his prison of media marginalization. All of that is ideological and...Tags: Entertainment, DirecTV Group Inc., Washington, DC, Current TV (tv network), Television
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Of course Al Jazeera has a bias, but it's not what most critics think
The Baltimore SunReading some of the nutty coverage of Al Jazeera's purchase of Current TV from Al Gore, I am not sure whether the problem is ideology or ignorance when it comes to the sorry state of media criticism today. Last week, I explained why I thought Al...Tags: Entertainment, Frontline Limited, PBS (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Current TV (tv network)
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Al Jazeera will face hurdles to succeeding with Current TV
Al Jazeera hopes it can succeed where Al Gore failed with Current TV. Gore and his business partner Joel Hyatt tried to turn Current TV into a legitimate news/talk channel and compete with MSNBC for liberal-minded viewers. Current spent heavily to woo...
Tags: Entertainment, New York City, Fox News Channel (tv network), Current TV (tv network), Eliot Spitzer
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Bright House Networks drops Current TV
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe low-rated Current TV is off Bright House Networks after the announcement that the channel was being sold to Al Jazeera. “Our agreement with Current TV has been terminated and we will no longer be carrying the service,” Bright House... -
Al Jazeera completes deal to buy Current TV
Current TV, the small cable news channel that was co-founded by former vice president Al Gore, has been sold to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based media company. The acquisition gives Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatar government, the opportunity to...
Tags: Entertainment, New York City, Eliot Spitzer, Current TV (tv network), Television
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What Al Jazeera thinks of Baltimore
Baltimore-area viewers won't see it in their TV listings, but this week a program will premiere on the Al Jazeera English channel that could do more to shape the world's image of their city than any other media coverage or civic promotion done all year....
Tags: Frontline Limited, PBS (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Television, The Wire (tv program)
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Here's the Al Jazeera film on Baltimore that cable TV doesn't want you to see [Video]
The Baltimore SunUPDATES with reaction to the film from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's office... Using digitalmedia once again to end run the cable TV industry, Al Jazeera English posted its latest documentary, "Baltimore: Anatomy of an American City," online Tuesday...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Movies, Hillary Clinton, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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It's outrageous that Al Jazeera English is not on cable in most U.S. cities
The Baltimore SunAl Jazeera English will premiere a thought-provoking and hard-hitting documentary about Baltimore tonight, but viewers here won't be able to see it on cable TV. That's outrageous, ignorant and maddening. That's the conclusion I came to last week while...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Hillary Clinton, Documentary (genre), Al Jazeera (tv network)
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Link TV, C-SPAN, Free Speech TV to air third party presidential debate Oct. 23
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Oct. 23, 2012, 7:48pm CT Last night, the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney aired. Over the course of the three debates these two men had, along with the one vice-presidential debate...
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