International News: Exploring News Beyond the U.S.

1. How effective do you think the Internet will be for Al Jazeera as it attempts to reach a U.S. audience?

I think the Internet will be very effective for Al Jazeera. I am just speculating, but I think that most people are turned off of the broadcast because of the name. The Internet will give people a chance to see what Al Jazeera is about. I don't think I would know about the station if I were not in this class. I wonder where people will learn about Al Jazeera online.

2. Based on your own observations, do you think that Al Jazeera English should be allowed to broadcast in the U.S.?

There is so much going on outside of the U.S I don't think they have to. When I watched the station there was information about War and Genocide that I had never seen in the U.S papers. I like how they don't focus on things that are going on here, because we have so many papers and broadcast stations that focus much of their news on the U.S.

3. What, if anything, do you notice about Al Jazeera's approach to telling the news? How is it different than the U.S.-based TV news outlets that you have experienced?

One thing I noticed is that the journalists were in the area's that they were reporting on. One reporter was shown talking to a man in an African prison, and also in an African Court Room. I feel like in the U.S news this same story would be shown with images and a voice over, but most likely not shown at all. I also experienced more violence than on U.S news stations. Right now so much of our news is about the U.S economy, I haven't heard much about other struggles people around the world are facing.


4. While on the Al Jazeera site, be sure to check out the network's published Code of Ethics. Based on your own observations, do you think they are adhering to them?

Yes, the stories I watched were diverse and seemed to be reporting on what was going on.

Russia Today
This station reminded me a lot of U.S news While I watched they discussed the upcoming Olympics, and also the NCAA tournament. They did have A U.S DJ talking about how Obama is a liar. I was surprised, I haven't heard anyone in the U.S openly talk about their distaste for Obama.

After watching these for 1.5 hours livestream would not re-open on my computer.

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genre specific blog

http://www.theenvironmentalblog.org/

This blog is packed full of "green" information. The community on this site seems rather large.
A lot of the information comes from other news sites. The bloggers in the community sometimes have in depth conversations, but mostly comment saying how horrible, i can't believe that, etc. . The blog has digg and share icons to link it to larger networks. The only thing I did not like was that large gaps in time between blogs. This was one of the top hits when i googled environmental blog, it seemed like the author would have been more active.

http://www.geekologie.com/

I use this site. It is really funny, and strange. Some of the products are not made yet, the site must rely on tips. Mostly this site is entertaining, and gets you thinking about different kinds of technology and their uses.

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