For now, I think the internet is the only way Al Jazeera is going to be able to reach the mainstream U.S. audience. The only time I hear of Al Jazeera is when a news station references it as it uses some of their footage, while omitting the story behind the footage for a story from a U.S. reporter. Because you can't subscribe to Al Jazeera through U.S. cable/satellite companies the internet is the only means to access their media. So based on this idea Al Jazeera is going to have to rely on the internet if they want to reach American viewers.
2. Based on your own observations, do you think that Al Jazeera English should be allowed to broadcast in the U.S.?
Without a doubt. I think when you have such ridiculous coverage from Fox News, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Bill O'Reilly there should be room for coverage from an outside the U.S. perspective. Whether they will actually be given access into American homes through television remains to be seen because of the conflicts we have currently in the Middle East.
3. What, if anything, do you notice about Al Jazeera's approach to telling the news? How is it different than the U.S.-based TV news outlets that you have experienced?
It seemed as if they were what U.S. coverage used to be before the technology boom. They had reporting and video and for the most part that was it. They don't have all the glamour and graphics that U.S. coverage has and instead of adding opinion they seemed to report just the facts.
4. While on the Al Jazeera site, be sure to check out the network's published Code of Ethics. Based on your own observations, do you think they are adhering to them?
It seemed as if they did. Even though I just watched the newscast briefly, they adhered to the part of the ethics speaking on working without bias and distinguishing between what is news and what is opinion. Wish I could say the same for U.S. reporting.
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