[/caption] Al Jazeera’s English service is very slick, very professional, and if you want, very biased (depending on who you talk to). But for most Americans without FTA dishes or access to some IPTV programs, they never had an opportunity to judge for themselves. Until now. MHZ Networks, a non-profit in DC that rebroadcasts nearly 10 foreign news services is adding Al Jazeera English service to their lineup, so says the Washington Post. MHZ currently offers Russia Today, France 24 and Euronews to name a few, but AJE will certainly be a eye-catching event. I’ve watched AJE sporadically over the last few years on the FTA dish and later on Livestation and other tv players. It’s not my first choice for news (it is heavily focused on the Middle East, no surprise) but it isn’t bad nor is it as biased and opinionated as the more famous network Al Jazeera, called the Bin Laden channel by many of its critics. Anyway, Comcast and Verizon Fios should see the new channel soon. No idea when we’ll get it out here in the sticks (and since I don’t have cable I probably never will figure it out). Still worth checking if you want to hear a different slant on thing.]]>
Al Jazeera English now over the air in the USA