Welcome to America, Al-Jazeera.

[714562]

Welcome to America, Al Jazeera - Opinion - Al Jazeera English

Everything in this editorial is so spot on. Hopefully this sounds the death knell for American news outlets as we know them. As soon as people realize what a real hard news network looks like, they'll never watch anything else again.

More importantly, this will finally dispel the idiotic idea that AJE is a "terrorist news network," an opinion that would never have existed had it not been for a concentrated disinformation campaign by the US government.

 

[Futuristic Eskimo]

edit: hopefully they dont switch up their style to pander to uninformed americans

 

[newarkhiphop]

Now, in the most American of solutions, the pan-Arab news leader has gone ahead and simply bought its seat at the media table, with the purchase of Current TV, a low-rated cable channel founded by former US Vice-President AlGore and his partners seven years ago. For the relatively small sum of $500m, it has just bought entree into at least 40 million cable-ready living rooms all across the US.

smart fukin move

 

[Type Username Here]

smart fukin move

It is.

But the companies are already talking about dropping the channel (some wanted to drop it while it was still Current TV).

 

[newarkhiphop]

It is.

But the companies are already talking about dropping the channel (some wanted to drop it while it was still Current TV).

fukin shyt, mean while we got 100000000000000 hillbilly/redneck reality shows

 

[714562]

It is.

But the companies are already talking about dropping the channel (some wanted to drop it while it was still Current TV).

Oh, there'll probably be quite a bit of dropping going on, but now that they have a foot in the door, their ascendancy is inevitable. They'll never be booted out of large, progressive, urban cable markets like New York, San Fran, etc. People will find a way to keep them in the biggest cities and once they do, it's only a matter of time until they work their way into the interior.

 

[Jello Biafra]

More importantly, this will finally dispel the idiotic idea that AJE is a "terrorist news network," an opinion that would never have existed had it not been for a concentrated disinformation campaign by the US government.

I hope so but I am not holding out hope. I listened to 5 different radio shows today that span the spectrum from talk to music to politics to sports and all of them talked about Al-Jazeera like it is the propaganda arm of Al Queda when they were discussing the news story about Current being bought.
The misinformation about Al-Jazeera is ridiculous.

 

[Brown_Pride]

Oh, there'll probably be quite a bit of dropping going on, but now that they have a foot in the door, their ascendancy is inevitable. They'll never be booted out of large, progressive, urban cable markets like New York, San Fran, etc. People will find a way to keep them in the biggest cities and once they do, it's only a matter of time until they work their way into the interior.

Yup. They will throw money at the problem to keep it afloat until such a time when they can springboard into every location. At some point and time though it'll have to turna profit to stay viable. THAT might be the biggest hurdle for them to get over.

Americans will not take to this at first, if at all simply because of the connotations the name has.

 

[714562]

Yup. They will throw money at the problem to keep it afloat until such a time when they can springboard into every location. At some point and time though it'll have to turna profit to stay viable. THAT might be the biggest hurdle for them to get over.

Americans will not take to this at first, if at all simply because of the connotations the name has.

If they can demonstrate sustained ratings in urban markets, there's no way sponsors can ignore them forever. Money talks.

The only way this can be derailed is if the venture is cut off at the knees all at once.

 

[Brown_Pride]

If they can demonstrate sustained ratings in urban markets, there's no way sponsors can ignore them forever.

Money talks.

you underestimate the stupidity of Urban Americans
And
Overestimate their desire to seek out and watch real news.

Your point is valid though. IF they can do that then YEs they will not go ignored.

 

[alybaba]

If trash like RussiaTV spouting Kremlin propaganda can be on cable, no reason to block AJE

 

[valet]

Al “Jazeera” Gore sold the liberals out.

 

[Calmye]

Al “Jazeera” Gore sold the liberals out.

Are u being sarcastic?

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[villain]

cool for people who still watch tv

i still get all my news from the net

 

[valet]

Are u being sarcastic?

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The nickname or the selling out part? If the last option, no I'm serious.