Rem Rieder is a media columnist for USA TODAY.
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Al-Jazeera America Joins U.S. Cable Television Noise
09-18-2013
Al Jazeera America. Via RNS, Courtesy KAZVorpal via Flickr
Before its Aug. 20 launch, officials at Al-Jazeera America emphasized that, despite its Middle Eastern roots and ownership, the fledgling cable news network would be aimed squarely at a U.S. audience.
Guess they weren’t kidding.
A new study of cable news coverage of the Syria crisis released found that the new kid on the block covered the fast-moving story of President Obama’s threat to strike the civil war-torn nation much the way its cable rivals did.