[clue-talk] How do CLUEbies vote?

[David Rudder]

Errr...go to www.aljazeera.com. You'll see articles like
Israel's "peace" efforts: Foam on the water
Everything happening now is part of Israeli efforts to take over the W. 
Bank. All else is but foam on the water.

Ahmadinejad steals the show in New York
"By courageously walking into the 'Lion's Den'... Ahmadinejad will 
become a hero in the Arab-Muslim street."

U.S. air raid in Baghdad kills 10: Iraqi offi ...
A U.S. air raid killed at least 10 people, including women and children, 
in a building in a mainly Sunni area of Baghdad.

And a whole section labeled "Conspiracy Theories".


Admittedly, none of this is factually wrong. But, it comes with a bias 
that's as clear as day.

Sean LeBlanc wrote:
> On 09-28 07:26, David Rudder wrote:
>  
>   
>> This site definitely has a bias.  Mr. Spencer admits it.  And, there's
>> nothing wrong with that.  But, you do get a very one-sided view of the
>> issue from this site.  Is the counter to go to sites like Al Jazeera's
>> web page, which is biased in the other direction?  Personally, I don't
>> think 2 people with opposite agendas counter each other.  I think maybe
>> it's a better idea to get your information from a site that's relatively
>> unbiased.  Like the New York Times or the Rocky Mountain News or Bloomberg.
>>     
>
> Regarding Al Jazeera, I have read a compelling article (granted, from the
> left) that talks about Al Jazeera, and despite the demonization of them by
> the corporate news here, that they try to do, and are doing, some of the
> best journalism. Many top BBC people left to go work on the English version
> Al Jazeera. Unfortunately, the only way for a U.S. citizen to get it is over
> a computer at $19.95 a month.  I think Canada CAN get it, however.
> Apparently, they aren't a-scared of hearing something different.
>
> Granted, they are probably going to have a regional bias (and may do some
> apologetics for Islam), just like our news blatantly does. I remember
> someone writing that getting international opinion INTO America is like
> going over a virtual China wall. I have hundreds of channels since I have
> platinum cable, yet I don't have Al Jazeera english or the "real" BBC. I
> have the dumbed down "American BBC" which offers little different from the
> usual ridiculous fare or difference of perspective than the usual nonsense
> served up by cable news and local news.  You know, cats stuck in trees, Anna
> Nicole, OJ, and Paris. :) Instead of offering more of the same, why not show
> some actually cojones and run something controversial and maybe something
> that challenges assumptions. 
>
> Al jazeera gets a lot of flack, but not having ever been able to SEE it, how
> could I tell what their bias is?
>
> Incidentally, it's interesting to note that the U.S., prior to 9/11,
> applauded Al jazeera for their role as an independent media outlet.
> Interesting, no? Also interesting that Rumsfeld would make false accusations
> about a network Americans cannot easily see.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_jazeera#Criticism_and_controversy
>
>
> Again, I cannot really make a judgement call myself because I cannot see it.
> And I can't go on what CNN/Fox/MSNBC say about it, any more than I could
> judge them by what they say about each other. And I *certainly* cannot go on
> what this adminstration says about it.
>
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