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Al-Jazeera Launches English Language TV Channel

CNN and the BBC now have a new rival for international news on English language television. Al-Jazeera has become vastly influential in the Arabic-speaking world and has ended the monopolies on news held by governments in the Middle East.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

CNN and the BBC now have a new rival for international news on English language television. Al-Jazeera has become vastly influential in the Arabic-speaking world and has ended the monopolies on news held by governments in the Middle East. It's won viewers with reports that have angered those same governments, as well as those in the western world. Will its frankness and willingness to discuss taboo issues win a new English-language audience?

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Vanessa Romo
LA School Report
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Jonathan Curiel
Staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle

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To the Point

Al-Jazeera Launches English Language TV Channel

CNN and the BBC now have a new rival for international news on English language television. Al-Jazeera has become vastly influential in the Arabic-speaking world and has ended the monopolies on news held by governments in the Middle East.

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To the Point

Al-Jazeera Launches English Language TV Channel

CNN and the BBC now have a new rival for international news on English language television. Al-Jazeera has become vastly influential in the Arabic-speaking world and has ended the monopolies on news held by governments in the Middle East.

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