Al-Jazeera available in Canada - first look by Toronto Star columnist

[DukeN]

http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...-al-jazeera-the-world-through-a-new-lens?bn=1

Of course biased against pro Israel policy, etc but seems like their worldwide news coverage is light years better than the mainstream North American media. Personally don't care for TV and get content through the web anyways but just reading the list of current topics was a bit eye opening.

 

[Kappo]

http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...-al-jazeera-the-world-through-a-new-lens?bn=1

Of course biased against pro Israel policy, etc but seems like their worldwide news coverage is light years better than the mainstream North American media. Personally don't care for TV and get content through the web anyways but just reading the list of current topics was a bit eye opening.

"Better" is subjective. Their middle east coverage probably has alot more content... but that seems.... appropriate.

It certainly is a different perspective when you don't have to worry about being PC and have less care for human life. I can't say how accurate they are, or that their perspective on things fits mine, but they certainly seem to have a different set of folks telling us what is "news" than we do in the states. Remember, someone always calls the shots and news is almost always biased.

All news organizations are there for one reason, to make money. Keep that in mind when you look at them