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> They covered issues that actually matter in the world as opposed to "Tiger Woods has been thinking about a public apology" type crap or "Be afraid of killer f
by Avshalom 17y ago
> They covered issues that actually matter in the world as opposed to "Tiger Woods has been thinking about a public apology" type crap or "Be afraid of killer fungus from outer space that eats your children" type stuff.
Some one once said that the 24 hour news cycle was the worst thing that ever happened to reporting. I think Al Jazeera works partly because it's unabashedly about the world for the world. They don't need as much filler because there actually is news happening 24/7 if you have a wide enough scope, and they can't use as many country specific celebrity general interest stories because they're even more irrelevant outside the specific country.
Also Al Jazeera is just better, but I think some of that is inherent in their mission statement.
- yardie 17y agoCNN started out this way. 24 hour news coverage of international events. Overtime it became more US-centric until it was the same 1 hour news reported 24 times per day. CNN International is still fantastic. I watched it while in Singapore and was floored by the integrity of the journalists. Then I got back to the US and it was the same fluff pieces from the week before I left.