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This is unfortunate but expected. Al Jazeera has a severely unfair reputation in America, and most people probably had no idea of the difference between AJ(Qat
by russnewcomer 11y ago
This is unfortunate but expected. Al Jazeera has a severely unfair reputation in America, and most people probably had no idea of the difference between AJ(Qatar) and AJ(America). Hopefully they will continue to have coverage in America, and this doesn't actually mean their total exit of America-based reporting.
- tptacek 11y agoI don't think AJ had much of a reputation at all in the US. I wouldn't even know where to find it.
- dublinben 11y ago>“Most Americans associate Al Jazeera with Al Qaeda”[0] [0] http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/americans-associate-al-jazeera-al-qaeda-braodcaster-faces-uphill-climb-pin-tv-audience-article-1.1232777 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/americans-associate-al-j...
- tptacek 11y agoWell, if The New York Daily News says so...
- dhimes 11y agoIt got pretty famous after 9/11. I even have their app. But I mentioned to some Christian conservative family members that if they really wanted to understand what was happening in the Middle East (this was when the Egyptian general, who was voted out of power, overthrew the elected government and took leadership again) they should try Al Jazeera. Their response suggested that in their circles it was considered a very bad source of information. So at least among some groups it has a strong reputation.
- jandrese 11y agoMy cable company bundled it away with the expensive foreign language channels, guaranteeing that almost nobody watched it. Add in their retreat from online streaming and it is no mystery why people were not watching.