Al Jazeera America to Shut Down in April
This is too bad. They were one of two sources of serious news on cable TV [1] and their global breath of coverage, including many important, original stories I didn&#x27;t see elsewhere, was exceptional.<p>I always held my breath a little, expecting some propaganda because Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, but I never noticed any even in Middle East coverage. That doesn&#x27;t mean it wasn&#x27;t there - the point of propaganda is to convince the audience that it&#x27;s legitimate.<p>[1] IMHO: The other serious news on cable is Bloomberg. Some of their content is obvious shilling or advertorial (bring on the CEO and give them a platform and t-ball questions), much is over-stylized, and their priority obviously is business and not other news. However, at least they address serious topics, and provide sophisticated analysis and valuable knowledge. Fox, CNN, MSNBC are a complete waste of my time - all I learn is various political groups&#x27; talking points. BBC&#x27;s analysis is too superficial and too many stories are not hard news, for my taste. As always, print&#x2F;text news are by far the best sources.