Livedoor to run news from Al-Jazeera

[gkanai]

I just can't make this shit up.

How is this anything but cheap PR?

Where's the STRATEGY Horiemon-chan?

Livedoor to run news from Al-Jazeera

Internet service provider Livedoor Co. was set to start distributing news articles Monday from Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV channel known for airing messages purportedly coming from a global terrorist network, sources said.

Livedoor has concluded an exclusive contract with Al-Jazeera for the online news distribution, becoming the first Japanese Internet portal operator to provide articles from the Arab satellite news channel, the sources said.

Livedoor will translate several English-language articles by Al-Jazeera into Japanese each day but has no plans to provide the broadcaster's video footage.

Al-Jazeera gained worldwide attention by airing footage of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.

The contract is Livedoor's latest effort to bolster its news-providing services and attract more people to its Web site.

The Japan Times: Oct. 3, 2005

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20051003a3.htm

[aljones15]

what doesn't make sense? that their not publishing the satelite feed? al-jareeza is a reputable and frankly rather good news source. I think it's a good outlet to aquire. at the least there better than a lot of foriegn media.

peace,
a

[Charles]

Even if Al-Jazeera wasn't considered reputable, even if you consider it "the enemy," isn't it important to read from news sources that are widely known in the Arab world?

[Socratesabroad]