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Every angle | Every side
Al Jazeera English. First impression – I like it. Easy to watch. Few visual and presentational barriers to contend with. The stings are nice. Graphics: silver and orange and light blue – traditional blend, cleanly executed.Anchors: Lauren Taylor looking good. Stephen Cole and Felicity Barr are more polished than some of the packages and reporters…
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Al Jazeera English – Arab reaction
On the day Al Jazeera English launches where better to visit than the offices of a leading Middle East newspaper? There is a complete absence of excitement at the launch of the new service. Although Al Jazeera’s international profile remains high, its Arabic channel has lost out in its own backyard to Dubai-based channel Al…
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BBC local news…
Former BBC exec Roger Laughton has produced a report for the BBC on the impact of their local news trials in the West Midlands. [SH] So what did the former BBC exec’s BBC-commissioned report say about the BBC? 1) There’s a problem for local media.2) There’s no problem for local media. You guessed. Why do…
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Cheers to Al Jazeera English
A big welcome to Al Jazeera English. Available in the UK on Sky 514 tomorrow. I’ll be raising a glass to their success…though not as many as perhaps have already been raised…Britons at Al-Jazeera TV station rapped for ‘drinking binges’…Who could the alleged boozers be? If you can guess, you probably know.