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I was having dinner and watching the NHK world news, what I saw surprised me !
I even saw newscasters being interviewed and heard answering the following. I really wanted to report a real story, not the story that sells.So he defected from CNN to this newcomer. I thought that the FCC was very strict in approving a sale deal to non US person,country or corporation. But now this happened.?
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced that it has acquired US cable channel Current TV.
The Qatar-based network said on Thursday that with the acquisition it plans to create Al Jazeera America, a US-based news channel. Al Jazeera’s coverage will soon be available in more than 40 million US households, up from 4.7 million prior to the deal.
Terms were undisclosed, but analysts told the Reuters news agency the deal could be worth an estimated $500m. The new channel will be headquartered in New York City.
In addition to the existing Al Jazeera news bureaus in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, Al Jazeera will open additional bureaus in key locations across the United States. It will also double its US-based staff to more than 300 employees.
The deal brings Al Jazeera into closer competition with American news channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox. The award-winning channel is seen in more than 260 million homes in 130 countries, but has had limited access to US markets.
http://sajidblogging.blogspot.com/2013/ ... nt-tv.html Al Gore came out of this deal for US $500 Million, smelling pretty good!
Former Vice President Al Gore sold his left-leaning television channel Current TV to Al Jazeera for $500 million. The station will be re-branded as Al Jazeera America.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... z2ceVD4WXG
(An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sells Current TV to the Emir Of Fossil Fuels)
Despite the red flags that such a deal spawns, many in the media failed to explore the crucial elements that surround the sale, and decided to focus on Glenn Beck's rebuffed offer to buy the network instead.
Gore's decision to sell the network, alone, raises questions concerning the sincerity of his self-proclaimed ideologies. Especially when considering to whom he sold the company, Gore’s moral servitude can be questioned as well.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22334 ... ssil-fuels
I even saw newscasters being interviewed and heard answering the following. I really wanted to report a real story, not the story that sells.So he defected from CNN to this newcomer. I thought that the FCC was very strict in approving a sale deal to non US person,country or corporation. But now this happened.?
Al Jazeera Media Network has announced that it has acquired US cable channel Current TV.
The Qatar-based network said on Thursday that with the acquisition it plans to create Al Jazeera America, a US-based news channel. Al Jazeera’s coverage will soon be available in more than 40 million US households, up from 4.7 million prior to the deal.
Terms were undisclosed, but analysts told the Reuters news agency the deal could be worth an estimated $500m. The new channel will be headquartered in New York City.
In addition to the existing Al Jazeera news bureaus in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago, Al Jazeera will open additional bureaus in key locations across the United States. It will also double its US-based staff to more than 300 employees.
The deal brings Al Jazeera into closer competition with American news channels like CNN, MSNBC and Fox. The award-winning channel is seen in more than 260 million homes in 130 countries, but has had limited access to US markets.
http://sajidblogging.blogspot.com/2013/ ... nt-tv.html Al Gore came out of this deal for US $500 Million, smelling pretty good!
Former Vice President Al Gore sold his left-leaning television channel Current TV to Al Jazeera for $500 million. The station will be re-branded as Al Jazeera America.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... z2ceVD4WXG
(An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore Sells Current TV to the Emir Of Fossil Fuels)
Despite the red flags that such a deal spawns, many in the media failed to explore the crucial elements that surround the sale, and decided to focus on Glenn Beck's rebuffed offer to buy the network instead.
Gore's decision to sell the network, alone, raises questions concerning the sincerity of his self-proclaimed ideologies. Especially when considering to whom he sold the company, Gore’s moral servitude can be questioned as well.
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22334 ... ssil-fuels