Al Jazeera English Makes It to the U.S. with Globecast
Infamous Qatar-based news network, Al Jazeera announced today that it would be making its programming availablie to the U.S. using Globecast,
according to an AP story.
While we here at Really Rocket Science choose to ignore the politics have Al Jazeera’s U.S. debut, we are all about giving you access to the coordinates for the satellite should you choose to take a look. Just the same, your Al-TV is not going to be free, Globecast’s website says news from the gulf is going to cost you a one-time fee of $179.
Despite the costs and the politics, if you get a chance to to check the Al Jazeera out it’d certainly be worth your time. While you have some differences of opinion with the news editors, there’s no doubt that the network is one of the few outlets for free speech in the Middle East and interesting way of seeing the region from the inside out. Not sure you want to pay $179 to watching the network on your TV 24/7? At the very least, check out the stellar 2004 documentary Control Room which chronicles the lead up to and the beginning the Iraq War from the inside of Al Jazeera.
