Just watched al jazeera

[dhol82]

Just watched for the first time for an hour. Have to say that I am impressed. Certainly an improvement on MSNBC on Saturday night.

Real news. Good footage. Good reporting.

For now I am pleased. Will keep on watching to see if it stays worth while.

[rdharma]

1. Unfortunately, they discontinued live internet streaming to the US

I guess they figure that now that it's being offered in the USA on cable..... people should pay to see it.

I've been watching al Jazeera English on the internet for free and its' programs are quite informative.

[dhol82]

3. That is sad

Not sure why they decided to do that.

Fortunately, I have DirecTV and, so far, they are carrying the station.

Very worthwhile.

[rdharma]

4. They decided to do that so freeloaders like me would have to pay to view. nt

[The Straight Story]

12. They had to because of the cable/satellite providers:

Those fans had grown accustomed to watching the pan-Arab broadcaster’s existing English-language news channel, called Al Jazeera English, via the Internet. But on Monday, Al Jazeera English turned off its live stream for users in the United States. It also started to geo-block the news reports it posts on YouTube, so that instead of seeing the videos, American users saw a message that said, “The uploader has not made this video available in your country.”

Al Jazeera officials said privately that in the run-up to the premiere of the new American channel, they had little choice but to acquiesce to cable and satellite providers, which generally discourage online competition of the kind that Al Jazeera English previously represented. In effect they have sacrificed Internet distribution for a shot at traditional distribution.

Al Jazeera’s decision made a certain amount of sense, considering that most Americans spend far more time with television than the Internet. Still, complaints about the blockade piled up on Al Jazeera America’s Facebook page. One of the most-liked comments criticized the broadcaster for “going backward” by prioritizing TV over the Internet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/business/media/al-jazeera-makes-its-american-debut.html

[bananas]

14. Al Jazeera is geo-blocking youtube - I thought that would happen

I wondered about it here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=570021

Now we have the answer to my question.

[kelliekat44]

16. I do hope they change their minds in the future. For some, Al-Jazeera English was the only way to

real, unvarnished news. I guess I will stick with the radio.

[Supersedeas]

21. can't have that now, can we?

[bananas]

13. But we can't see it on Time-Warner

No Al Jazeera, Showtime, CBS, etc.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-calderone/al-jazeera-america-time-warner_b_3743185.html?utm_hp_ref=media

When Al Jazeera America premieres next Tuesday, Time Warner Cable will not be carrying the U.S.-based cable news channel.

Time Warner Cable dropped Current TV immediately after it was sold in January to Al Jazeera, which announced plans to use the cable slot for a future American news channel. The cable company, however, said it would keep an open mind as Al Jazeera America developed.

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[rdharma]

17. How to get Al Jazeera America in your area......

Go to the Al Jazeera site: http://america.aljazeera.com/content/ajam.html

Enter your zip code in the "Find Al Jazeera America on your TV" and you'll see a list of the cable providers in your area.

Go down to the cable provider list under: "Request Al Jazeera America from the following providers:" Fill in the information and it will send an e-mail to the cable provider requesting that they carry Al Jazeera America.

[Comrade Grumpy]

18. I just requested it from AT&T. All its main competitors here carry it.

[rdharma]

19. I requested it from AT&T too.

I'm currently only getting their internet service. But I might go with their TV package if they carried Al Jazeera America.

[bananas]

20. Thanks for that link, I'm also going to call them on the phone again. nt

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. and no commercials for dick hardener or people dancing all over my

telivision screen because they are soooo happy with their new pantyliner!

[Squinch]

6. You're just jealous because your pantyliners are unsatisfactory.

I wish we got it. My local cable company doesn't carry it.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. What? Nothing to tell you that if you are vomiting blood or all of your hair falls out

you should discontinue use of this product even if happy people are dancing all over your television screen? For fuck sake! Look at them! Are they NOT happy?

[Squinch]

8. True. But when I am vomiting blood and my hair falls out

I always think, "hmmmm....but those people seemed so happy on the commercial.... Maybe just a couple more days on this product..."

But that's me.



I also used to iron my clothing while wearing it till I saw that tag on the cord that said not to...

[starroute]

5. They take climate change as a given, surveillance as a real problem

Have extended interviews with Daniel Ellsberg and Cornel West.

Lots of female presenters, mostly with their natural hair colors. A wide range of ethnicities. Coverage of parts of the world you don't generally hear about. Some serious Michael Moore-style efforts to ask difficult questions of the comfortable.

I suspect there may turn out to be a few areas where Qatar puts a thumb on the scales, but so far I haven't spotted any obvious bias. And they're definitely not trying to curry favor with the usual inside-the-Beltway sources.

[Warpy]

9. It stayed worthwhile on Link TV

Apparently they hire real journalists who don't use a lot of loaded language.

[Cha]

10. Mahalo for reporting back, dhol

[BluegrassDem]

11. The reporting has been superb. However, they need HD on DISH.

Just disconcerting when flipping from CNN to AJAM in the downgrade in video quality.

[B Calm]

15. I agree!