According to a recent piece published on the Time blog site called "Clinton Applauds Al-Jazeera, Rolls Eyes at US Media," Hilary Clinton praised Al-Jazeera for bringing real news to the globe while America's media is focused on soft-news stories about "dogs and kittens and who is or is not attending the wedding of effete silver-spooned royals". The article notes that during the peak of the protests of Egypt, a huge number of Americans tuned into Al-Jazeera to learn more about the situation, possibly indicating their respect the station receives from Americans, who could turn to other, American news sources. The article also reads, "Sure, Al-Jazeera has the luxury of being serious (its funded by Qatar's petrodollars), but its a seriousness that is catching on and winning respect."
Hmm...is there a lesson here for American news sources? Maybe the public, when it recognizes that something real and big and potentially world-changing is happening not only respects serious news, but seeks it.
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