They can. http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
You are reading the title too literally. They just left off "on TV" because it's obvious from context.
Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
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Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
>>There is a large subset of the US population that would distrust any information from an Arabic source. There are reasons for that. For example, the state controlled/censored media in the muslim world are infamous for antisemitic hate mongering. (State sanctioned racism... what does that remind you of?) A second problem is that I have no idea about the spin in Al Jazeera (except for their host country). Does anyone…
MEMRI is a Israeli non-profit organisation to "aid the understanding of the Middle-East". It is not by any means objective. Its goal is mostly to find inflammatory or antisemitic fragments in Middle Eastern media and provide them to a Western audience. I looked at the fragment on the MEMRI site and it was devoid of any context. Airing a speech does not imply endorsement. (Most, if not all, American media outlets have…
Consider the millions of people in the west that can verify MEMRI, since the original tv programs are on the web. [Edit: Also consider that Wikipedia quoted MEMRI.]
So what can be said, is that the type of content exists in Arab media.
I don't really know about Al Jazeera and their spin. I seriously doubt most people claiming it is trustworthy do, either. The pro-Al J seem willing to vote up/down people for agreeing/contradicting, which is an interesting weighing of the importance...
Edit: It is fun when people recommend Al Jazeera without even knowing their agenda -- while other sources are dismissed, which are verifiable by many millions of people in EU/USA...
Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#43The reason people in the US can't watch Al Jazeera on TV is because it doesn't fit into the US MSM model. Modern US news isn't about news, it's about opinion and entertainment.
I don't know many Americans that watch Fox, but of those that I do know, they wouldn't watch Al Jazeera partly because it's not American (and therefore not trustworthy - with the exception of the BBC) but mainly because of the long form nature of the stories and focus on the news rather than building an emotionally charged narrative.
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#44Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#45There is a large subset of the US population that would distrust any information from an Arabic source. BBC, Reuters, and Al Jazeera are amazing compared to CNN/MSNBC/FOX.
>>There is a large subset of the US population that would distrust any information from an Arabic source. There are reasons for that. For example, the state controlled/censored media in the muslim world are infamous for antisemitic hate mongering. (State sanctioned racism... what does that remind you of?) A second problem is that I have no idea about the spin in Al Jazeera (except for their host country). Does anyone…
I've watched it. Al Jazeera (English) is as anti US and anti-semitic as the BBC. I recommend you stay away.
Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#46Here's why: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/
"Israel: The ugly truth", "A week of racism in Israel", "An education in inequality"
Notice something out of proportion here?
I know many people are keen to jump on the "Al Jazeera is great" bandwagon, but this level of intolerance is simply not appealing to Americans. Yes, there is anti-Islamic sentiment to a degree among a small portion of Americans, but it doesn't reach the levels on display here. This is a pattern of Al Jazeera's, which makes sense because news organizations do tend to slant their views to fit general trends among the populations of the countries they serve in.
It makes a lot more sense that Al Jazeera is so well spoken of here just because it is a significant shift from what were used to in the feeble mainstream US media, rather than Al Jazeera actually putting a much deeper level of intellectual effort into their news. In reality it's just an illusion that it's something objectively better. As far as the sometimes thorough reports Al Jazeera puts out, people must realize that PBS and NPR are also American news organizations.
Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#47Here's why: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/ "Israel: The ugly truth", "A week of racism in Israel", "An education in inequality" Notice something out of proportion here? I know many people are keen to jump on the "Al Jazeera is great" bandwagon, but this level of intolerance is simply not appealing to Americans. Yes, there is anti-Islamic sentiment to a degree among a small portion of Americans, but it doesn't…
> In reality it's just an illusion that it's something objectively better.
Why do you say that? They do seem to have a better and broader news coverage.
> "Israel: The ugly truth" ... Notice something out of proportion here?
No. I think it is a well written article. Are you implying that anyone criticizing Israel should be automatically discarded on the basis of intolerance?
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#48Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
>>There is a large subset of the US population that would distrust any information from an Arabic source. There are reasons for that. For example, the state controlled/censored media in the muslim world are infamous for antisemitic hate mongering. (State sanctioned racism... what does that remind you of?) A second problem is that I have no idea about the spin in Al Jazeera (except for their host country). Does anyone…
I've watched it. Al Jazeera (English) is as anti US and anti-semitic as the BBC. I recommend you stay away.
Right, god forbid we listen to anything other than pro-US and pro-Israel sources. And we all know that the BBC is a highly biased bunch of freedom haters, right?
Also, don't you love it when any group that is anti-Israel (ie. against the state) is labelled anti-semitic? Instant demonisation.
Re: Why can't people in US watch Al Jazeera?
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
>>There is a large subset of the US population that would distrust any information from an Arabic source. There are reasons for that. For example, the state controlled/censored media in the muslim world are infamous for antisemitic hate mongering. (State sanctioned racism... what does that remind you of?) A second problem is that I have no idea about the spin in Al Jazeera (except for their host country). Does anyone…
I've watched it. Al Jazeera (English) is as anti US and anti-semitic as the BBC. I recommend you stay away.
This was not really about their English content. Well, except about the agenda/spin.