[R-G] Al-Jazeera English gets CRTC approval

[Aaron Aarons]

> The Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai Brith Canada had expressed concerns about how balanced Al-Jazeera's reporting would be, 

I'm sure they're sincerely afraid that Al-Jazeera will introduce a bit
of truth to balance the ZioNazi lies that dominate the media in Canada
as much as in the U.S..

> but they neither opposed nor supported the application. The Jewish organizations instead urged vigilance in case the news service engages in Holocaust denial or other anti-Semitic statements.

The "Holocaust denial" that Canadians should really be concerned about
is the denial of what Euro-Canadians have done, and are continuing to
do, to the indigenous peoples of the land they occupy.

But, in relation to what the ZioNazis call "Holocaust denial", could
somebody please answer the following questions:

What does one have to deny in order to be a 'Holocaust Denier'?
 
Alternatively, what does one have to affirm in order NOT to be a
'Holocaust Denier'?
 
What if one refuses, as I do, to use the word "holocaust" except in
quotations?

> The CJC also urged the CRTC to ensure Al-Jazeera English remains independent from its Arabic-language counterpart.

The ZioNazis really want to make sure that Arabs are not treated as
human beings, apparently.

BTW, Al-Jazeera English has had some of the best reporting from Honduras
that I've come across. The reporter is Avi Lewis, a Canadian Jew who was
kicked off of CBC, apparently under ZioNazi pressure. (He's the husband
of Naomi Klein, BTW.)

 - Aaron

----- Original message -----
From: "Sid Shniad" <shniad at gmail.com>
To: "Aaron Aarons" <listsubs at aarons.f-m.fm>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:37:23 -0800
Subject: [R-G] Al-Jazeera English gets CRTC approval

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/11/26/al-jazeera.html

CBC News November 26, 2009

*Al-Jazeera English gets CRTC approval

Signal to start early in new year*

Al-Jazeera English, the English-language service of the Qatar-based
broadcaster, has been approved for distribution via satellite in Canada.

Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., a Toronto-based satellite service, had
applied in February to the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission for permission to carry Al-Jazeera
English.

On Thursday, the federal regulator approved the request, clearing the
way for Al-Jazeera to be carried via digital satellite. The network
could become available to subscribers by January or February.

"The commission notes the substantial support for the addition of AJE to
the digital lists and considers that AJE will expand the diversity of
editorial points of view in the Canadian broadcasting system," the CRTC
said in its decision.

"Further, despite concerns expressed by certain parties, there is
nothing on the record of the current proceeding that leads the
commission to conclude that AJE would violate Canadian regulations, such
as those regarding abusive comment." Jewish concerns

The Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai Brith Canada had expressed
concerns about how balanced Al-Jazeera's reporting would be, but they
neither opposed nor supported the application. The Jewish organizations
instead urged vigilance in case the news service engages in Holocaust
denial or other anti-Semitic statements.

The CJC also urged the CRTC to ensure Al-Jazeera English remains
independent from its Arabic-language counterpart.

A group called Honest Reporting Canada cited two examples of Al-Jazeera
English's journalism that it said did not meet Canadian standards of
accuracy and balance, but it did not officially oppose the application.

Ethnic Channels Group argued before the regulator that Al-Jazeera
English, which has been operating since 2006 in more than 100 countries,
has a good track record of accuracy and balance.

The 24-hour international news service is an arm of Al-Jazeera, the news
channel based in Doha, Qatar, that some consider controversial because
of, among other things, its reporters' access to al-Qaeda.

Tony Burman, the former head of CBC News who is Al-Jazeera English's
managing director, said he believes Canadians will welcome the
international news service. 'Respected around the world'

"We're now seen in more than 180 million households in more than 100
countries. The political baggage that is associated with Al-Jazeera is
really limited to the United States and thankfully no longer in Canada.
I think the brand of Al-Jazeera is respected around the world," he told
CBC News on Thursday.

"It's is not obsessed at all with the Middle Eastern stories, as
important as they may be. You'll see Africa, you'll see North America,
you'll see Asia. You'll see countries and, dare I say, even continents
that are often not even mentioned in North American media today. I think
Canada, as one of the most multicultural countries in the world, I think
will appreciate that."

Al-Jazeera has a large international network of correspondents,
including many in parts of Africa and Asia that are neglected by other
news networks.

It also has a large Washington bureau and plans to open a bureau in
Canada, Burman said.