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Philippines says four UN peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels freed
ReutersMANILA, May 12 (Reuters) - Philippine Foreign Minister Albert del Rosario said on Sunday four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers held by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights had been released. Al Jazeera English television reported that the four, captured on the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Israel
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Who Will Run Al Jazeera America? Who's In, Who's Out, Who Passed (Exclusive)
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - One of the biggest jobs in media is a new position and a high-risk opportunity: running Al Jazeera America. The job running the Qatar-based network recently bought from Current TV has high visibility and no doubt a high salary...Tags: Television, University of Oxford, Current TV (tv network), CBS Corp., Television Networks
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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: United Nations, Book, Literature, Morocco, Labor Legislation
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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: Rebellions, United Nations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), National Government
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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: Television, Current TV (tv network), Glenn Beck, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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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: Television, BBC, Current TV (tv network), MSNBC (tv network), Television Industry
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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: Television, Media Industry, News Corp., Cablevision Systems Corp., Current TV (tv network)
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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: Television, The New York Times, Current TV (tv network), New York City, Satellite and Cable Service
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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: Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Media Industry, Frontline Limited, Journalism
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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: Television, FBI, Local Government, Movies, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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