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Date Posted: 00:56:36 04/19/03 Sat
Author: H_Bergeron
Author Host/IP: pcp02148573pcs.neave01.pa.comcast.net / 68.81.252.202
Subject: Is Fox biting the hand that feeds it?
From the Taipei TimesAl-Jazeera TV gets fees from footage used by Fox, NBC
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Wednesday, Apr 02, 2003,Page 12
Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel, criticized by US officials for its war coverage, is a favorite with rivals worldwide. The Arab-language network pays most of its expenses with fees it collects from other channels that use its news footage.
Executives at News Corp's Fox News Channel, Viacom Inc's CBS and General Electric Co's NBC said their companies pay al-Jazeera for the right to use whatever footage they choose, from exclusive video of Baghdad to captured US soldiers. The US-based broadcasters declined to say how much they pay.
The fees are enough to keep al-Jazeera, started in 1996 by Qatar's emir with a US$150 million investment, from having to ask its benefactor for more money, according to Al-Jazeera's marketing chief, Jihad Ali Ballout.
The agreements with US networks are "a beautiful thing," Ballout said in an interview. "It not only generates money, but it puts us in bed with reputable partners."
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Not surprising, they get some good material, stuff you won't see on other channels because it conflicts with their views. Often it's not for the squeamish. Some of the newsreels of the Israeli Army's attacks are horrific, but stations in the West don't show them for some reason. Rumsfeld doesn't like Al Jazeera because it showed POW footage - he forgot that nations sign the Geneva Convention, not TV stations. -- Chris Henry, 09:24:28 04/19/03 Sat (NoHost/82.47.215.137)
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Lie down with dogs; get up with fleas. Al Jazeera knew better and so did the other news services that showed it later. Many decided it was not news but propaganda and refrained. I would hope that decent news services would end their contracts with AJ but they won't. CNN will be the real test of how blatant overt bias and disreputible practices can turn viewers elsewhere. CNN may need to reorganize with new leadership, less in bed with those they report, or refrain from, reporting on. -- SurveyGuy, 14:26:43 04/20/03 Sun (pcp01422563pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net/68.81.153.209)
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Sounds like CNN doesn't have any friends anywhere! Certainly the Arab view is that it's strongly pro-US. -- Chris Henry, 04:42:14 04/21/03 Mon (NoHost/82.47.215.137)
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CNN may as well be an arm of the DNC. Those who have been paying attention call it the Clinton News Network. -- SurveyGuy, 09:18:31 04/21/03 Mon (pcp01422563pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net/68.81.153.209)
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