American Anchor Quits Al Jazeera, Citing Too Much Control From Qatar

New York Times/TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | March 27, 2008 06:28 PM

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Dave Marash, the most prominent American anchor on Al Jazeera English, has quit the 24-hour news channel, citing an increased amount of editorial control exercised by the channel's headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

"To put it bluntly, the channel that's on now -- while excellent, and I plan to be a lifetime viewer -- is not the channel that I signed up to do," Mr. Marash, a former "Nightline" correspondent, said in his first interview since his departure was reported by The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday.

Not that most Americans would notice: although Al Jazeera English is available to everyone on YouTube, so far it has been unable to secure cable distribution in the United States.

He called his time at Al Jazeera English "very, very satisfying," but said that the editorial direction had shifted during his time there.

DesertLight See Profile I'm a Fan of DesertLight

This is no different than CNN and MSNBC being the mouthpiece for the DNC.

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Flag as abusive Posted 01:01 PM on 03/28/2008

Durango See Profile I'm a Fan of Durango

Wow, any deviaiton from the Corporate spin and Al Jazeera is a tool of Bin Ladin?

So much for diversity of opinion. Can't imagine how anyone could possibly have a different perspective? Maybe because you live in the region, understand the language, grew up in the culture?

Americans don't have a lock on truth, something far too many Americans don't understand apparently. I haven't watch Al Jazeera, for the above reasons. but when I have gone to their website it seemed pretty mainstream.

And when was the last time you heard of an American anchor resigning in protest because of too much corporate control. I can't seem to remember a SINGLE instance!

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Flag as abusive Posted 12:53 PM on 03/28/2008

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I've never liked Al Jazeera ("The Jackal"), because they serve as a mouthpiece for Bin Laden and his fundamentalist, extremist, wacked out goons. Sorry, but I have no resect for serial and spree killers in any way, shape, or form.

Charlie Manson is a nut case, but Bin Laden is far worse because he's had a hand in many more civilian deaths and thinks he's pleasing God - how sick is that! And just like Charlie, he always puts the blame elsewhere as he smirks and justifies his blood lust.

As long as the people at Al Jazeera swoon over Bin Laden, just as the German people did over Hitler, I'll contine to think they have shit for brains.

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Flag as abusive Posted 12:29 AM on 03/28/2008

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No kidding, Al Jazeera is Fox News and Huffington Post hybrid: rabid demonization of enemies, foreign and domestic liberally ( pun intended) smothered in extremely biased opinion hatchet jobs.

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Flag as abusive Posted 10:28 PM on 03/27/2008

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too bad Fox News Anchors don't have a similar conscience and resign because of too much editorial control from Australia and Hell.

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Flag as abusive Posted 09:04 PM on 03/27/2008

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ZOMG! The Fox News of Terrorists slanting their news?! Where's Keith when you need him?

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Flag as abusive Posted 08:33 PM on 03/27/2008

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Don't look for Keith to inform you that Pastor J Wright is going to spend his retirement in a 10340 sf, $1.6 million house in a gated Chicago suburb paid for by the church.

I guess disavowing the pursuit of middleclassness means shooting straight for the top.

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Flag as abusive Posted 01:12 AM on 03/28/2008

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