"Arabic satellite television news channel al-Jazeera has hired the former Tribune editor Mark Seddon to be New York correspondent for its new 24-hour English-language station.
"Mr Seddon, who resigned as the editor of the leftwing weekly newspaper last year, is likely to take up his posting with al-Jazeera International in September with a broad remit, including covering US politics...
"'It is going to be interesting to see what the reaction of people will be... In terms of what happens in US television, I suspect that there's going to be a lot of people attracted to something a bit different to Fox News and CNN." [link goes to interview with News Dissector Danny Schechter]
"Al-Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, which is considering privatising the network following pressure from the US and a de facto advertising boycott by Arab countries offended by its sometimes critical stance.
"Al-Jazeera International will begin broadcasting globally early next year."
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