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dvtimes
10-05-06, 12:38 PM
What is this station then?
They seem to be getting lots of people off the bbc (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5409696.stm) to work for them.
Can you get this station in the UK?
And also why is it so good? They seem to have more power than BBC and CNN.
its pretty good I read the website sometimes: http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
The english language service will no doubt appear on Sky at some stage.
strictlybroadband
10-05-06, 01:51 PM
It seems pretty good - wins a lot of journalism awards.
And the US government hates it cos they show what's really happening in Iraq, unlike the BBC, CNN, etc.
Its especially good if you like to see people having their heads chopped off
Nour IC
10-05-06, 09:37 PM
Has exellent and unbiased coverage
carol.prime
10-05-06, 09:53 PM
They can dig into the heart of Iraq
Sarah_Maxcash
10-05-06, 10:02 PM
It used to be a free channel on sky before the war but not long after the war started it went to one you have to pay extra to get. I suspect if you watch it and then a western channel the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Has exellent and unbiased coverage
Thats bullshit. Care to explain that?
They can dig into the heart of Iraq
What do you meen by that?
It used to be a free channel on sky before the war but not long after the war started it went to one you have to pay extra to get. I suspect if you watch it and then a western channel the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Thats far to sensible. You need to explain things with goodies and badies, otherwise people wont understand
Nour IC
10-05-06, 11:08 PM
Thats bullshit. Care to explain that?
it reposrts the news as it is
it reposrts the news as it is
does it bollocks
Has exellent and unbiased coverage
I would not say it is unbiased but it is less biased than say Foxnews is the other way
Anyone who thinks Al Jazeera is unbiased is an idiot :twocents:
Nour IC
10-05-06, 11:19 PM
Anyone who thinks Al Jazeera is unbiased is an idiot :twocents:
Thanks bud
A Priest
10-05-06, 11:25 PM
al jazeera is to east what cnn is to the west, a load of opinionated shit that reports exactly what it wants its audience to believe and see.
basically its news from a different perspective and westerners are led to believe its terrorist funded and a terrorist sympathiser.
al jazeera is to east what cnn is to the west, a load of opinionated shit that reports exactly what it wants its audience to believe and see.
basically its news from a different perspective and westerners are led to believe its terrorist funded and a terrorist sympathiser.
:agree:
TommyMac
10-05-06, 11:42 PM
In some ruff arsed boozers round my end they have aljazeera sport for the prem matches. You can get it on some hacked dutch sky jobby, rather than pay £50 notes a month for sky sports.
Only probs is the half time analysis is in arabic.
No complaints from me!
In some ruff arsed boozers round my end they have aljazeera sport for the prem matches. You can get it on some hacked dutch sky jobby, rather than pay £50 notes a month for sky sports.
Only probs is the half time analysis is in arabic.
No complaints from me!
Do they show people having their heads chopped off at half time?
TommyMac
10-05-06, 11:59 PM
Do they show people having their heads chopped off at half time?
no, tends to be chevrolet and ford adverts. Quite ironic really.
Seems american companies are quite happy to invest in advertising on a predominantly muslim network.
no, tends to be chevrolet and ford adverts. Quite ironic really.
Seems american companies are quite happy to invest in advertising on a predominantly muslim network.
maybe they should get someone in a hood with a a rusty sword cutting off heads in a Ford and get the best of both worlds
TommyMac
10-06-06, 12:06 AM
maybe they should get someone in a hood with a a rusty sword cutting off heads in a Ford and get the best of both worlds
Your gonna need a people carrier or at least a 4x4 for that.
wankmaster
10-06-06, 12:37 AM
Do they show people having their heads chopped off at half time?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/story/0,3604,1649144,00.html
Has exellent and unbiased coverage
They are the most biased bunch I have ever heard of???
Has exellent and unbiased coverage
lol. Are you serious?
strictlybroadband
10-06-06, 09:48 AM
I would not say it is unbiased but it is less biased than say Foxnews is the other way
Whether AJ is biased or not, it's a quality news channel. Fox doesn't deserve the word "News" - it's a non-stop right-wing propaganda service.
Whether AJ is biased or not, it's a quality news channel. Fox doesn't deserve the word "News" - it's a non-stop right-wing propaganda service.
You cant beet the good old beeb
strictlybroadband
10-06-06, 10:17 AM
You cant beet the good old beeb
Hitler, Stalin, then Jack Straw. I'm beginning to see a pattern.
xcite-tv
10-06-06, 10:18 AM
Its especially good if you like to see people having their heads chopped off
Shame the BBC dont do a show like that.... "celebrity head chopping"
Hitler, Stalin, then Jack Straw. I'm beginning to see a pattern.
big hairy bears. So am I
Whether AJ is biased or not, it's a quality news channel. Fox doesn't deserve the word "News" - it's a non-stop right-wing propaganda service.
yea fox is so bad its funny! I put it on sky sometimes just for a laugh its depressing though when you go to america and every news channel is like that
its weird how the Al Jazeera offices always get "accidently" bombed
strictlybroadband
10-06-06, 10:33 AM
yea fox is so bad its funny! I put it on sky sometimes just for a laugh its depressing though when you go to america and every news channel is like that
Do you ever watch the Daily Show from Jon Stewart? It's an American satirical programme and they rip the piss out of Fox. It's on More4 every night at 8:30.
Yesterday's was especially funny as they showed Fox trying to make out that Clinton/Lewinski was worse than that Republican bloke who's been chasing young boys.
Sarah_Maxcash
10-06-06, 11:03 AM
I hate Fox. Every now and then I have to put it on here if there is an American story nobody is covering over like with the Amish shooting (my family are from that area so I had extra interest) they were the only channel covering some press conferences. However, it is when I go back home and my dad is watching it nearlt 24/7 that I feel like kicking in the tv. Especially when O'Riley is on and saying what he spouts is fact when it is clearly a commentary show.
Fox News started the year after I left the States and I really do classify this new generation as the Fox News generation.
Do you ever watch the Daily Show from Jon Stewart? It's an American satirical programme and they rip the piss out of Fox. It's on More4 every night at 8:30.
Yesterday's was especially funny as they showed Fox trying to make out that Clinton/Lewinski was worse than that Republican bloke who's been chasing young boys.
will sky+ it
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