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Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch Aug. 20, today announced the correspondents who will report from the channel’s 12 new U.S. news bureaus.
Al Jazeera America will have bureaus in the following cities: Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
“It is critical for Al Jazeera America to have bureaus strategically placed throughout the U.S. so that we can cover the news from wherever it happens,” said Marcy McGinnis, Al Jazeera America’s senior vice-president, newsgathering. “We want our correspondents to report on a wide range of local, state and regional stories within the context of what it means for the rest of the country. The extraordinary team of correspondents, producers and crews we have assembled has the experience to find and report stories that will resonate with our national audience.”
The possibility of tapping into Al Jazeera’s global reach is a key way in which the American network could distinguish itself from Fox News and MSNBC, both of which focus more on partisan talk, and CNN, which has increasingly turned to sensational domestic events like the George Zimmerman trial.
Al Jazeera America is also investing heavily in investigative journalism. The network is building a 16-person investigative unit that could produce enterprise stories not seen on its competitors.
Originally posted by elouina
Ok are there only a handful of us that are remotely interested in this? I honestly feel that Al Jazeera has the ability to positively impact the US if it does things right. If...
I really am interested in hearing everyone else opinions on this. What was your first thought when you heard about them coming to the US?
Originally posted by Logarock
Originally posted by elouina
Ok are there only a handful of us that are remotely interested in this? I honestly feel that Al Jazeera has the ability to positively impact the US if it does things right. If...
I really am interested in hearing everyone else opinions on this. What was your first thought when you heard about them coming to the US?
Oh yea they will impact the US sure sure. Just like they did in Iraq when they encouraged every nut with a bomb and a camera to blow up american troops.
Originally posted by Britguy
Al Jazeera at one time maybe did provide an unbiased view from the other side of the fence, until that is, it was bought by qatari sources! They even had staff walk out at the new control they are under, having to follow new "guidelines" in their reporting to follow western dictated viewpoints.
There is no way the old Al Jazeera would have been allowed to operate in the US.
Originally posted by Britguy
Al Jazeera at one time maybe did provide an unbiased view from the other side of the fence, until that is, it was bought by qatari sources! They even had staff walk out at the new control they are under, having to follow new "guidelines" in their reporting to follow western dictated viewpoints.
There is no way the old Al Jazeera would have been allowed to operate in the US.
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