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After barely a year on the air, Al Jazeera English is hamstrung by the very Western-Arab tensions the channel was created to mend. The Brits and Americans are recoiling as they lose once-generous funding from the Emir of Qatar and as the channel is transformed from a relative independent into something of a lapdog for neighboring dictators. Outside critics (like the Times of London) say the channel needs less wonky internationalism and more "news from home," i.e. America and Britain. That sounds a lot like the makeover Samantha Bee was mocking in her hilarious Daily Show segment on the launch of Al Jazeera English, excerpted after the jump.
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Still, the bees knees.
Sorry your other comment was lost, had to tweak the video, which meant deleting the old post.
@Ryan: Thanks Ryan. I didn't have anything to say, I just think Samantha is walking smart and funny.
Okay, the "wiimote" crawl was perfection.
In a related story, Radio Marti has commenced stunting with repeated readings of "War, Racism and Economic Justice: The Global Ravages of Capitalism" By F Castro 365 hours a day, 12 days a week. Could there be a format change in the cards? More rumors of a CC bid are escalating.
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