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 »

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Ron Steffens
3.8
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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