Al Jazeera Ad Touts Puffs from Sam Donaldson, Rachel Maddow, New York Times, and The Nation
The current liberal swooning over Al Jazeera English has naturally led to a full-page Washington Post ad today featuring the liberal swooning and the message 'WATCH AL JAZEERA ENGLISH NOW.” The notoriously anti-American network is not on most cable systems, but they tout their YouTube channel and their mobile apps. These are the morning plugs (emphasis theirs): “It Is Al Jazeera's Moment ” — The New York Times ” Thank You For What You're Doing” — Sam Donaldson on ABC's This Week ” Most Comprehensive Coverage of Any Network in Any Language Hands Down” — The Nation ” Great Reporting. Al Jazeera Has Been An Absolute Lifeline For The Rest Of The World In Understanding What Is Going On” — Rachel Maddow, MSNBC There's also the plugs “Mandatory Viewing” from left-wing Salon.com, and the Business Insider website oozing “Even The President of the United States Is Watching Al Jazeera.” The Nation puff — titled “Washington Embraces Al Jazeera” — comes from radical Pacifica Radio journalist Jeremy Scahill. Rachel Maddow's ooze came after a January 28
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