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Topics => Media Bias/Media War => Topic started by: richb on January 13, 2016, 04:23:26 PM

Title: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: richb on January 13, 2016, 04:23:26 PM

Finally some good news on the media front.   Al Jazeera America throws in the towel,  and will end its US operations at the end of April. 

http://www.ijreview.com/2016/01/514254-a-controversial-news-channel-just-announced-its-shutting-its-doors/?author=kbn&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=media&utm_term=ijamerica (http://www.ijreview.com/2016/01/514254-a-controversial-news-channel-just-announced-its-shutting-its-doors/?author=kbn&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=media&utm_term=ijamerica)

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Surprise surprise surprise

from CNN money

But from the beginning, Al Jazeera America has been beset by lousy ratings and internal strife.Two former employees filed lawsuits last year against the company with charges of anti-Semitism and sexism in the newsroom.

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: Pandora on January 13, 2016, 04:28:15 PM

Good.

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: IronDioPriest on January 13, 2016, 06:51:45 PM

Amazing that we even allowed such a thing in the first place. Hell, our government would allow ISIS and al Qadea to operate media inside our borders, as long as they promised to be peecefool mooslims.

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: Predator Don on January 13, 2016, 10:58:57 PM

Wasn't it al gore who sold them his rights?

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: Pandora on January 13, 2016, 11:57:57 PM

I remember his name associated with them, too.

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: richb on January 14, 2016, 01:08:47 AM

Quote from: Predator Don on January 13, 2016, 10:58:57 PM

Wasn't it al gore who sold them his rights?

Yup, Al Gore owned the equally low rated and unwanted cable channel Current TV that Aljazeera replaced.

Hopefully the space will be used by something useful. 

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: Libertas on January 14, 2016, 07:22:12 AM

Too bad AlGore made money on that deal...I would like to see both of them go up in flames...

Oh well, one down...   

Title: Re: Al Jazeera America throws in the towel, shutting down at the end of April
Post by: John Florida on January 14, 2016, 07:47:39 PM

    ::jihadnanner:: ::vafancoul::