Al Jazeera America Is Shutting Down
The Al Jazeera America cable news channel will shut down at the end of April, the network announced Wednesday, capping a two-and-a-half-year struggle to find an audience amid extremely low ratings. “The economic landscape of the media environment has driven [Al Jazeera America’s] strategic decision to wind down its operations and conclude its service,” the network said in a statement. The move to shutter the cable news network was announced in a memo to staff by Al Jazeera America CEO Al Anstey that was obtained by the New York Times. (more…)
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