Al Jazeera Lobbies Online for U.S. Cable Access
The Middle East TV news station Al Jazeera English has launched a Web-based grassroots campaign in a bid to increase its North American audience and correct "misperceptions" about the 24-hour news network.
IWantAJE.net provides background information on the network, the first English-language channel to be headquartered in the Middle East, and attempts to counter the negative attitude many Americans have toward it. It also contains a prominent call for viewers to "demand AJE", and offers a Web-based tool for U.S. and Canadian residents to petition local cable providers.
Launched only two years ago, Al Jazeera English says it is widely respected for reporting on stories often neglected by the Western media. The channel is now available in over 100 countries and reaches 130 million households, according to the campaign site. However, very few cable and satellite networks in the U.S. and Canada carry it.
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i would love for Al Jazeera to be available all over the U.S… i would trust their objectivity more than CNN or Fox