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Al Jazeera faces uphill battle with planned U.S. launch
Can Al-Jazeera win hearts and minds in America? The pan-Arab news giant is laying the groundwork for the launch of Al-Jazeera America after its purchase of Current TV, a struggling US cable channel. It will likely face an uphill battle for viewers but could solidify its journalistic brand, analysts say.…
Al-Jazeera plans British and French television networks
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera television network said Monday it was preparing to launch a news channel in Britain while studies are at an advanced stage for a French-language channel. “We are currently working to launch a news channel from the United Kingdom,” said the network’s Director General Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al-Thani…
Fox News contributor links Al Jazeera to Muslim ‘sleeper cells’ in Detroit
A Fox News contributor on Wednesday confusingly associated the Qatar-based media network Al Jazeera with terrorist “sleeper cells” in Detroit. Fox News host Megyn Kelly noted during the segment that Al Jazeera had faced accusations of anti-American bias and was now “about to infiltrate America.” The media network acquired Current…
Gore responds to Al Jazeera criticism: Qatar has ‘visionary’ plan for clean energy
Appearing on Tuesday’s episode of “The Late Show with David Letterman,” former Vice President Al Gore responded to criticism that he sold the Current TV network to Al Jazeera, which is funded in part by Qatar, despite the country’s heavy involvement in oil and gas production, a key driver of…
Jon Stewart gleefully points out Murdoch’s ownership of anti-American network
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart mocked the “four hour erection” of Fox News over Al Gore’s sale of Current TV. The late-night comedian ended up using their own criticisms to slam the owner of Fox News, Rupert Murdoch. Current TV, a fledgling cable network,…
O’Reilly warns Current TV hosts: Al Jazeera will ‘behead you’ if you misbehave
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday warned the hosts of Current TV that they were risking decapitation if they decided to stay on after Al Jazeera takes over the network. O’Reilly took multiple jabs stereotyping Muslims as he pointed out that several Current TV personalities are reportedly leaving the…
Former Al Jazeera anchor knocks Bill O’Reilly’s ‘oversimplified’ criticism
Former Al Jazeera English anchor Dave Marash said Sunday that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly was wrong to describe the Arab channel as “anti-American.” O’Reilly said last week that former Vice President Al Gore “shamed himself” by selling Current TV to Al Jazeera, claiming the Qatar-based media network aired a…
Fox News guest links Gore to terrorists for selling to Al Jazeera instead of Beck
The hosts of Fox & Friends on Friday slammed former Democratic Vice President Al Gore for being a “great American businessman” and selling his Current TV network to the “clearly anti-American” Al Jazeera network instead of former Fox News host Glenn Beck. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that…
Al Jazeera acquires Al Gore’s Current TV
The Qatar-owned media network Al Jazeera has agreed to purchase Current TV, which was founded in 2005 by former Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. “We are proud and pleased that Al Jazeera, the award-winning international news organization, has bought Current TV,” Gore and Hyatt said in a…
Pesticides on food ignite debate among Israelis
“Israelis eat fresh, and they eat local. But how healthy are these foods? A recent government study into pesticide use on Israeli produce has caused some alarm,” reports Al Jazeera on Dec. 21. The study found residues of pesticides on 56 percent of tested foods, and 11 percent of the…
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