Clinton's media criticism buoys Al-Jazeera

AP ^ | Mar 5, 2011 | DAVID BAUDER

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NEW YORK (AP) — A decade ago the U.S. government attacked Al-Jazeera as a propagator of anti-American propaganda. Now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is citing the network for fine news coverage — and tweaking the U.S. media in the process.

The Arab broadcaster says it's ready to take advantage of what it considers a major boost in its acceptance in the United States.

Clinton, on the week many U.S. television outlets were preoccupied by the spectacle of actor Charlie Sheen, suggested during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that American networks were falling behind in the competition for information.

Al-Jazeera has been a leader in changing people's minds and attitudes, Clinton told lawmakers Wednesday.

"Like it or hate it, it is really effective," Clinton said. "In fact, viewership of Al-Jazeera is going up in the United States because it is real news."

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Finally some good news. /s Compared to the news we get from the administration, I suppose Al-Jazeera would be considered credible.

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“NEW YORK (AP) — A decade ago the U.S. government attacked Al-Jazeera as a propagator of anti-American propaganda. Now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is citing the network for fine news coverage — and tweaking the U.S. media in the process.”

And this is why Tina Brown put Hillary on the cover of the first “new” edition of Newsweak.

Paying a buck for this fishwrap was 95 cents too much.

[Cicero]

Hillary Clinton and Suha Arafat--breaking glass ceilings everywhere!

[Spok]

“A decade ago the U.S. government attacked Al-Jazeera as a propagator of anti-American propaganda. Now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is citing the network for fine news coverage — and tweaking the U.S. media in the process.”

A decade ago, the President of the United States was on America’s side, and not apologetic and determined to drag the country to third world status. He was also a Christian who didn’t really want to see sharia law imposed. Al-Jazeera is mainstream with this presidency.