Al Jazeera English Finds an Audience.

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White House officials have turned to Al Jazeera English among other television channels to monitor the mounting protests in Egypt. But most Americans lack the same ability to tune in to the broadcaster, which is based in Qatar, because cable and satellite companies in the United States have largely refused its requests to be carried.

With the network’s coverage of the crisis drawing praise, however, Al Jazeera executives said Monday that they planned to renew their lobbying to be carried on cable systems across the United States..

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/middleeast/01jazeera.html?_r=1&hp

[Webster Green]

1. Ak Jazeera makes our corporate media look like the useless assholes they are.

It's no surprise that the US media big-shots are afraid to carry a real news network.

Fucking idiots!

[SPedigrees]

2. At least you can read it online

http://english.aljazeera.net/

[Arctic Dave]

3. The US can't let the people see a differing view of the ME.

It makes it too hard to stereotype and demonize them.