So I subscribed to AlJazeera online
 

Normally I read/watch BBC. This week I felt the need to savour non-western media.

Will report more later :)

keep us posted.....ill stick with ccn

forwarded to homeland security.

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ROFLMAO!!!

keep updating :D

I'm sure you'll find it revealing - they have a few good journalists working there - and another outlook on life. There are always two sides to every story :pimp

Unsubscribe asap :winkwink:

Trust me they were already aware since they use the "Patriot" Act to spy on us as it is.

I'm sure they'll really care what us Canadians are doing :winkwink:

hehe :)

so whats the word?

I Have it on satellite and it's good, neutral reporting of the news. The Riz Khan programs are also brilliant.

Oh yeah I'm sure Abu Nahasapeemapetilon is a reporter for them. The accent on some of their reports is way to funny.

my initial impressions...

- the people being interviewed are those unlikely to be given a voice on most western media, including everyday people in conflict countries. you get much more context to the stories presented.

- production/presentation is a lot less professional than say BBC or CNN. I'm talking about everything from camera shots, make-up, graphics and transitions from one story to another.

- the accents can be annoying, but you get used to them after a while.

- I watched a couple of programmes. Riz Khan's interview of Klaus Schwab (founder of World Economic Forum) was just a QnA, I was quite disappointed. Insightful, but avoiding any controversy and very linear.

- Ghida Fakhry is the Soledad O'brian of Aljazeera... damn she's hot!

http://www.welikesheep.com/archives/ghida.jpg

I figure I'll give the subscription a month or 2 and see if it grows on me

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Sure they do. Since it was you guys that let the 9-11 hijackers into your country then cross into ours.

I get AlJazeera on sky =3

Uh, we may have let them into our country, but we certainly did not "let" them "cross into yours". People from here still have to go through US customs before entering the US.

YOU let them cross into yours. Not us.

Cheers.