Topic - Al-Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America is the name of an upcoming news channel to be launched by the Qatar-based television network Al Jazeera in 2013. It was announced on January 2, 2013, along with the announcement that the network had purchased the American progressive media company Current TV, which had been struggling in ratings and announced in October 2012 that it was considering selling itself. - Source: Wikipedia

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