OT- Al Jazeera America Shuts down
Al Jazeera America who reported the Peyton Manning HGH allegations is shutting down.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/13/media/al-jazeera-america/index.html
January 13th, 2016 at 3:43 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 4:31 PM ^
I don't think you thought his comment through, unless you're suggesting Googling "things the mainstream media refuses to report on."
January 13th, 2016 at 4:48 PM ^
unless, of course, you are unaware that you can Google a story and see tons of articles from a wide variety of outlets.
January 13th, 2016 at 5:02 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 6:28 PM ^
if it isn't being reported on? I can't wait for this answer, because this could completely change my understanding of at least two industries.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:12 PM ^
They report loads of stuff the US media won't. They also have lots of Jenner/Kardasian news so take it with a grain of salt.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
NOTE:
Yeah, comments like WorldFlyer's are the sort we do not need in this thread - please endeavor to keep politically charged opinions out of this thread, eveyone. If you really want to focus on what this means, quite a few journalists are going to lose their positions when this channel shuts down in April, so there's a human cost to events such as this.
We can try it out and leave this as it is rather significant media news, but let's keep certain subjects out of the discussion.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
As opposed to the flurry of Americans are fat and stupid type comments from earlier.
Don't get me wrong, I agree Worldflyer's comments were out of line, but there were other examples to be highlighted as well.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
that American's aren't fat? That is a verifiable fact.
Also, we're #19 amongst nations for average IQ. Not bad, but not so great either.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:13 PM ^
No I'm saying those are just about as political and indicative of a certain skew as the comment LSA highlighted, but I found it odd only the one got mentioned.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:27 PM ^
They are facts. The comment highlighted by LSA was idiotic hyperbole.
Simple Definition of fact
· : something that truly exists or happens : something that has actual existence
· : a true piece of information
January 13th, 2016 at 4:44 PM ^
I was also using hyperbole to make my point, but good job taking the literal interpretation of what I said to try to argue with a strawman.
Simple definition of Strawman:
: a sham argument set up to be defeated.
January 13th, 2016 at 5:23 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 9:16 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^
More like, don't mess with the NFL and their hand picked face of the game (at least until Andrew Luck returns).
January 13th, 2016 at 3:02 PM ^
this doesn't mean Al Gore has to give the money back.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:07 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 3:09 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 3:16 PM ^
Looks like I will have to rely more on RT for my news and analysis.
Well that and TMZ..
January 13th, 2016 at 3:22 PM ^
This sucks. Most of the best investigative news stories I have seen over the past several years have come from AJA.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:25 PM ^
you have never visited a little site known as Before Its News, that is the good stuff.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:18 PM ^
Yeah, given the total corporatization of news outlets they were the closest thing to independent news channel in America.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:28 PM ^
"Fuck with me and I'll shut you down"
Time for some queso dip...
January 13th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 3:36 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 3:37 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^
If it ain't on MGoBlog, it ain't news.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 4:08 PM ^
belong to Al.
January 13th, 2016 at 3:52 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 3:56 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
He works on the distribution side of the business (I used to work in cable too.)
He told me the choice was made internally to not hide the ownership of the company and be transparent. He also told me how hard it was selling the channel to cable operators in certain parts of the States because of the name.
I'm bummed not just for him, but because I thought AJ America was the best TV news reporting out there. Got tired of the other "news" channels that were just mouthpieces for the various political parties.
Most people that have seen the network and its reporting would agree that it's serious and good journalism. It's definitely a real loss for everyone.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:10 PM ^
One, there are plenty of good sources of news out there for people to acquire their information. The demise of Al Jazeera does not impact this one bit.
Secondly, mostly old people watch TV news. The real basis for news i the internet. That's where the future of news is. Unregulated(or nearly so) and can be accessed almost anywhere.
I, myself, read the news with the occasional clip. I rarely watch cable or even network news. I am far from being an anomaly.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:21 PM ^
And it was.
I don't get most of my news from TV, but AJA was waaaaay better than CNN, MSNBC or FNC. Those are all gabarge merchants.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:46 PM ^
It's a matter of opinion.
January 13th, 2016 at 5:27 PM ^
Fair enough, so what TV News outlet do you feel are better?
January 13th, 2016 at 8:03 PM ^
U.S. cable "news" is a joke. Reporting is bad and analysis worse.
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 5:22 PM ^
I get most of my news from the Internet too (considering I have an Internet-focused job, I should), but I'm certainly not old. However, I have news running in the background in my office and frequently watch AJ for their in depth reporting.
For those people who rely on the TV for their news, it is a loss. Anytime you have a concentration of media or news reporting, it isn't good for democracy.
FWIW, my wife used to work for CNN, which she says is now crap. She thinks AJ America has a lot of good reporting (it is many of the old guard at CNN).
January 13th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
I'll show myself out
January 13th, 2016 at 4:03 PM ^
I think we need there to be two football seasons a year.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:08 PM ^
January 13th, 2016 at 4:19 PM ^
Animal Planet isn't shut down, I'll be fine.
January 13th, 2016 at 4:20 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 4:37 PM ^
Good. One less outlet telling me Im a bad person because of my sex and pigment.
January 13th, 2016 at 5:09 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
January 13th, 2016 at 6:21 PM ^
What do you expect. Politics in America for most Americans these days is tantamount to rooting for a sports team. You know what that isn't fair at all. Even the worst behaved sports team fan is more rational, and polite than most of the political drum beaters in this country.
January 13th, 2016 at 5:48 PM ^
It probably didn't help that when most Americans hear Al Jazeera they think "That terrorist channel".