Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:21 PM
We Bid Adieu to Al Jazeera America and I Have a Sad....
Since I have totally given up on the MSM I usually leave the teevee on AJAM. Tonight they had a panel of some of the best journalists on staff and they held a round table discusion that was worth its weight in future Pulitzers and other awards....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Al_Jazeera_presenters Al Jazeera America[edit] Josh Bernstein Jonathan Betz Chris Bury Richelle Carey Melissa Chann Joiee Chen Eboni Deon Lisa Fletcher Lori Jane Gliha Tony Harris Sheila MacVicar Adam May Nichole Mitchell Antonio Mora Soledad O'Brien Randall Pinkston Christof Putzel Ash-har Quraishi Morgan Radford Josh Rushing Roxana Saberi Cara Santa Maria John Seigenthaler Michael Shure David Shuster John Henry Smith Ray Suarez Stephanie Sy Phil Torres Ali Velshi Mike Viqueira Sebastian Walker Jacob Ward They officially go off the air at midnight, EST. Arrrrr. I did find this link about a week ago and we will see how that works out.... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/herring-networks-eyes-buying-al-jazeera-america/146956 One America News Network (OAN) parent Herring Networks is exploring buying the shuttering Al Jazeera America to get carriage on cable systems.
"Al Jazeera America and One America News Network (OAN) launched within a few months of each other," OAN parent Herring Networks told Multichannel News. "The latest ratings information from third party Rentrak shows that One America News Network has over four times the ratings [of Al Jazeera America]. We are inquiring about the opportunity to acquire Al Jazeera America," he said. The idea would be to replace it with OAN and thereby secure carriage (just as Al Jazeera tried to do when it bought Al Gore's Current TV). Al Jazeera has 60.8 million subs, according to Nielsen. "We would replace it with One America News Network," he said, which has "a superior brand and ratings."
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 We Bid Adieu to Al Jazeera America and I Have a Sad.... (Original post) |
Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | OP |
| Post removed | Apr 2016 | #1 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #2 | |
| Jim Beard | Apr 2016 | #19 | |
| Feeling the Bern | Apr 2016 | #26 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #28 | |
| Name removed | Apr 2016 | #36 | |
| Feeling the Bern | Apr 2016 | #37 | |
| Rex | Apr 2016 | #3 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #5 | |
| Jim Beard | Apr 2016 | #20 | |
| Armstead | Apr 2016 | #45 | |
| kentauros | Apr 2016 | #4 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #7 | |
| kentauros | Apr 2016 | #9 | |
| 1939 | Apr 2016 | #38 | |
| Avalux | Apr 2016 | #6 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #8 | |
| Avalux | Apr 2016 | #12 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #15 | |
| Avalux | Apr 2016 | #41 | |
| Little_Wing | Apr 2016 | #10 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #11 | |
| Little_Wing | Apr 2016 | #16 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #23 | |
| Kilgore | Apr 2016 | #13 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #17 | |
| Kilgore | Apr 2016 | #43 | |
| slipslidingaway | Apr 2016 | #14 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #18 | |
| slipslidingaway | Apr 2016 | #27 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #33 | |
| slipslidingaway | Apr 2016 | #35 | |
| Jim Beard | Apr 2016 | #21 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #24 | |
| Jim Beard | Apr 2016 | #34 | |
| WhiteTara | Apr 2016 | #22 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #25 | |
| WhiteTara | Apr 2016 | #42 | |
| klook | Apr 2016 | #29 | |
| Land of Enchantment | Apr 2016 | #30 | |
| slipslidingaway | Apr 2016 | #31 | |
| renate | Apr 2016 | #32 | |
| Javaman | Apr 2016 | #39 | |
| Javaman | Apr 2016 | #40 | |
| Enrique | Apr 2016 | #44 | |
| Octafish | Apr 2016 | #46 |
Response to Post removed (Reply #1)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:31 PM
2. Welcome to DU, the last bastion of thoughtful and insightful discourse on the interwebs.
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If you can manage to stick around for a while you will learn not only some manners but also information that will prove to be valuable to you down your so far dreary path. Thanks and cheers!
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Response to Feeling the Bern (Reply #26)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:48 PM
28. You might have to explain MIRT....Thanks for having my back!
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I was banned from the Hillary group on my third post. I didn't know the rules about groups.
And Don't Call Me Nancy! (Inside joke with Don't Call Me Shirley) Thanks, friend.  |
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:33 PM
3. The GOP owns the airwaves, so nothing liberal survives.
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The Hate Machine pretty much took over the M$M decades ago.
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Response to Rex (Reply #3)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:40 PM
5. Actually, the corporations own the airwaves
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There have been many insightful posts and threads here illustrating that fact. Time Warner, Viacom, Disney etc. but my question is how can we CHANGE it? Repeal of the Telecommunications Act? I want ideas! C'mon, how would you change it?
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:40 PM
4. OAN must not be on Dish Network.
Response to kentauros (Reply #4)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:45 PM
7. We have DirecTV and they carry
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Free Speech TV and Link but not RT. Dish carries RT! I had never heard of OAN until I found that link. I used to watch Current until they went down. I am old enough to remember Huntley and Brinkley (!) as a child and Bill Moyers who has now retired...
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #7)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:57 PM
9. I'm old enough to remember them, too :)
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:44 PM
6. OAN is a right wing news organization - awful stuff.
Response to Avalux (Reply #6)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:48 PM
8. Do you have link? I can't find much info
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about them. As far s I know they are the only ones interested...
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #8)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:12 PM
12. I've *tried* to watch the channel.
Response to Avalux (Reply #12)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:43 PM
15. They are not right for sure. Their news is more global
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and they focused on the clusterfuck of Libya and Syria but also covered Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, you name the country, they covered what was going on there. At first it was a shock to my system but I looked forward to knowing about what was going on in the rest of the world. The coverage of Climate Change and Global Warming was thorough and fact based. The evening they covered the awful Ferguson riots was reported by real journalists on the ground. Sorry you never got into it but I assure you they were the best.
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #15)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:39 AM
41. I was talking about OAN, not Al Jazeera America.
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I loved to watch AJAM.
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 09:58 PM
Little_Wing (417 posts)
10. They will be missed in my household
Response to Little_Wing (Reply #10)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:06 PM
11. I think that was a huuuge part of it, Little Wing and
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they never advertised on the MSM so they were unknown. I wrote to them and suggested a few changes but think it was doomed from the start...
I almost lost it today with the story about Libya followed by the story about the Syrian refugees. They covered everything on the planet. Just to check my emotions I went to CNN and MSNBC and it was all Trump. We have lost. I would love to see a channel with all the fine reporters you mentioned--got any ideas? How do we accomplish this? |
Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #11)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:46 PM
Little_Wing (417 posts)
16. It will require "mass quantities" of money
Response to Little_Wing (Reply #16)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:13 PM
23. I agree with everything you said. Greenwald has had to struggle and I wonder
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what will happen to the gifted ones we have just lost. I understand the problems associated with supporting web news but given user (me) complications I have not been able to make it work. I'm no dummy and can kick ass on technology I used during my career but lot of this is beyond me. We are all smart and if we can find a way to use our smarts collectively I have a gut feeling we can find way to take back the media and restore it to its better days. There is something about Adams I want to look up and will pm you when I find it. Heard it on Hartmanna few days ago...
Remember this? 
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:21 PM
13. It all comes down to $$
Response to Kilgore (Reply #13)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:48 PM
17. Yeah, they never advertised on CNN or MSNBC or even Faux. Part of the problem
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was total ignorance and immediate bigoted response just to the name of the channel. I donate to both LINK and FSTV because they are viewer sponsored and I just wrote off those donations on my taxes. YES. I am a recovering accountant and Yes, you can. We get what we invest in and I am hoping we can all figure out a way to take back some of the airwaves. Thanks for your reply.
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #17)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:08 PM
43. You may find this interesting. Background on the
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:33 PM
14. What a shame, they will be missed! nt
Response to slipslidingaway (Reply #14)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 10:50 PM
18. You have been around a while--got any suggestions? Seriously, ssaway,
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share your hopes and thoughts with us!
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #18)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:33 PM
27. Ha ...
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are you calling me old?
I am guilty of not always following my own advice! I first learned that Al Jazeera America would disappear from my 25 year old son, the story among some of his generation was because 'Americans cannot handle the truth.' We need to try and break away from the old comforts of corporate media. While phone banking to NY tonight for Sanders one man said, well I was planning on voting for Clinton, I have only heard of Sanders recently. Tell me more ... I suggested he not get all his info from the corporate media, said that I lived in a neighboring state and we probably watch some of the same channels which do not always give an accurate view. If we want to hear what CM is saying we can, unfortunately, read DU. But it was not always that way, when I first joined attention was paid to what was going on in Congress, posts to call Congress on one bill or another, links to how members voted etc. But that slowly changed. My hope is that people will take a critical look at issues and think for themselves. 
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Response to slipslidingaway (Reply #27)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:22 AM
33. Yes, you are old here given your over 20K posts, that's all
We have three-mine is 36, spouses are 29 and 21. All girls. And they all love Sanders. One emailed today about Zika asking what is going to happen in the south to women who have no abortions services. They GET it. Your son is smart and I think he has his ear to the ground as we used to say. They get a 'whiff' of anything insincere and they are out the door.. Snifferanators. Wish I had it too! OK, holding sick cat and trying to find something nice for you--- He picked this one: He is on the right. 
What is CM? I had to google CP. Thanks, see you manana I hope. |
Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #33)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:44 AM
35. What an adorable picture ...
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hoping all goes well with the sick kitty!
You're old too!!! I think many young people 'get it' because they are not paying attention to the CM (corporate media) |
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:12 PM
WhiteTara (28,018 posts)
22. Oh NO. I thought we had until the end of the month!
Response to WhiteTara (Reply #22)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:26 PM
25. I did too WhiteTara, they must have opted out sooner but I suspect a deal was made
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but who could that be? Thanks for your reply.
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Reply #25)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 11:01 AM
WhiteTara (28,018 posts)
42. There is a huge blank where they used to be
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:55 PM
klook (11,634 posts)
29. Outstanding channel - very sorry to see them go. (nt)
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Tue Apr 12, 2016, 11:56 PM
30. They are showing the group again--the last ten minutes of their time on air.
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:03 AM
31. Al Jazeera America is no longer available. Thank you for watching. :( nt
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:07 AM
renate (13,770 posts)
32. like WhiteTara, I thought we had till the end of the month
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:33 AM
Javaman (60,991 posts)
39. I read it every morning. I will very much miss it. :( nt
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:34 AM
Javaman (60,991 posts)
40. Al Jazeera english version.
Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:12 PM
44. why is Peppermint Gomez not on that list?
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she was my favorite.
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Response to Land of Enchantment (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 07:32 PM
46. Fewer voices mean smaller Democracy.
