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Does Current TV Sale Signal More Competition for U.S. News Networks?
Our media landscape is changing -- again. Current, the TV network founded by Al Gore, has been sold to Al Jazeera, the Middle Eastern news service based in Qatar. Al Jazeera's English newscast runs here on KCET. From the start, Al Jazeera has had its share of controversy and more than its share of difficulty breaking into the larger American market.
Madeleine talks to "New York Times" reporter Brian Stelter to see what it all means.
You can follow Brian on twitter at @brianstelter.
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