View "News" Kid On The Block: Al Jazeera In English. Reporters Dave Marash and Riz Kahn discuss with Katie Couric their participation in a new, English language version of Al Jazeera. The new network would be based in four locations, London, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Qatar in the United Arab Emirates, and Washington D.C., and attempt to present unique regional voices from those four places. What has your impression been of the reporting of the original Al Jazeera network? Has its unique postion in the Arab world provided information that might not otherwise have been accessed by international western networks such as CNN? Do you believe it's reporting has been slanted because of the political and social beliefs of its producers and reporters? How might this new English version of Al Jazeera gather a new viewership around the world? How might it change the world's view of Al Jazeera's reporting?
View track 4.4, Issues: A Pretty Face. This segment explores gender politics in the world of broadcast news. Do you believe most people are more likely to watch a station with a young, attractive anchor team as opposed to a graying-yet-credible cast? How does this contribute to the entertainment trend of television news?
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