Al Jazeera America

First Impression of «Al Jazeera America» from an «Ignorant, Insulting Racist»

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I. REVIEWER BACKGROUND, SOCIO-​ECONOMIC STATUS, and DEMOGRAPHIC:

a) Twenty-​year-​old male pre-​med college student.
b) Half-​Indian (Dad is young Punjabi Doctor of Chiropractic)
c) Half-​White (Mom is young stay at home mom, former cosmetologist, certified LVN)
d) Raised by mom and white step-​dad (married 2005, ex-​chemical engineer, now D.D.S.)
e) Conservative, yet open minded. Largely apathetic and discouraged by politics, though.
f) Discerning of news broadcasters due to the bias and distortion of truth I’ve noticed.
II. SETTING:

a) Time: Approximately 8:30 pm, Sunday 1÷31÷16.
b) Location:
1. At my father’s house in Bakersfield, CA 93 313.
2. South-​eastern corner of the sectional couch in my dad’s living room (best seat to achieve the nearest-​to-​perpendicular axis of vision towards the northwestern parallel axis of the 50“display) so we were ready to grub and dub with pleasure and luxury.
III. ENVIRONMENT:
a) The vibe: My father and I were watching television. Also present was his girlfriend, who was asleep on the floor at the time. Whilst watching assuredly «unbiased world news» on the channel «Al Jazeera America,» my father consumed the delectable supper I whipped up for him. As I prodded him, seeking affirmation and acknowledgement of my culinary mojo, my interest shifted from the physical exhibitions of my dad’s oralgasms to the intriguing American adaptation of the infamous channel I had previously heard referred to as simply «Al Jazeera.»
IV. ALLEGED OFFENSE:
a) As I inquired about the nature of this unfamiliar news channel, my father interpreted my yearning for learning as insult, ignorance, and even racism. From here, voices were raised (amplitude, not frequency), and the aforementioned individual was from this point on fully emotionally invested in his crusade to defend this random TV channel. Conversely, I was now becoming increasingly apathetic, my composure crumbling by the second due to the overwhelming humor of the moment. Even though I really don’t give a care about this, I was convinced to write this incident down on paper and type a digital copy so that I could get my phone back. But to be honest, the channel didn’t really seem that bad at all. I was just genuinely surprised and somewhat alarmed by the fact that there was an American version of Al Jazeera that broadcasted such different (and even agenda-​free) content than that which comes to mind from the negative connotations associated with the traditional «Al Jazeera» channel that some of those within my demographic are familiar with.

Yes to their web news and you can download the app for free. They write about everything we want to know, and they do it well. No hidden agendas as far as I can tell.
I’m sure their TV news coverage is excellent too, it’s just that I dont have a TV so this is how I find out what’s going on in the world.
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