Al Jazeera English Blacked Out Across Most Of U.S.

Other than in a handful of pockets across the U.S. - including Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C. - cable carriers do not give viewers the choice of watching Al Jazeera. That corporate censorship comes as American diplomats harshly criticize the Egyptian government for blocking Internet communication inside the country and as Egypt attempts to block Al Jazeera from broadcasting. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Memeorandum, Wil Kristin (t), Thanh Tran (t), John Hollis (t), Fabrice Florin (t), Josh_Young (t), David K. Miller (t), Malorie Jae Lucich (t), JR Russ (t), Peter Avalos (t), Patrick McDermott (t), Ron Steffens (t), John Rueschenberg (t), Steve Murray (t), Kristi Hancock (t)
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 30, 2011 - 2:10 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jan 31, 2011 - 1:19 AM PST
Sirajul Islam
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by Sirajul Islam - Feb. 1, 2011

This HuffPost news by Ryan Grim serves the purpose of professional journalism, has enough links and updates, and feedback from readers. Controlling news sources and media broadcast is nothing new elsewhere but seldom happens in America. It may mean that the authorities may not wanting its citizens to see or listen or read what is happening in Egypt, and it also may mean that Jazeera is doing just fine.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 31, 2011

Cable companies censoring the best news sources is counter the freedom of the press. This article lays out the bad treatment of Al Jazeera, to the detriment of having an informed public.

Al Jazeera programming is also being carried by the satellite channel LinkTV, which can be found on channel 9410 on Dish Network and 375 on DirecTV. — ... More »

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William Hughes-Games
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by William Hughes-Games - Jan. 31, 2011

I thought this type of censorship only occurred in paranoid totalitarian states like North Korea and Cambodia. Perhaps I was right.

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Ron Steffens
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by Ron Steffens - Jan. 31, 2011

This address a key question about the commercial interests that apparently decide what channel choices we have. However, there doesn't appear to be a source from those cable companies who are accused of censoring the channel. Of additional note: the value of Internet delivery, particularly relevant as events unfold in the the AL Jazeera coverage area (the Middle East, with Egyptian uprising in the news). More information on this process would help.

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Michael Crudale
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by Michael Crudale - Jan. 31, 2011

I believe this is good journalism, because it is relevant, and this informs the public that their are actual places on the web to watch the Al Jazeera network. These networks will give you streaming live video of what is going on in Egypt. The article seems to be credible, has a variety of sources and is effective.

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