Cambridge Cable To Show Al-Jazeera Newscast
CAMBRIDGE (AP) - A community cable operator in Cambridge is joining a small but growing number of local television outlets across the country to begin broadcasting news by Al-Jazeera.
Cambridge Community Television Executive Director Susan Fleischman said interest in the Qatar-based news channel spiked after the Cambridge station showed portions of the Arab broadcaster's coverage of the recent uprising in Egypt.
Fleischman said viewers started calling and demanding more. She said the station will start showing an hour-long newscast from Al-Jazeera English News beginning April 1 at 10 p.m.
Fleischman said the move is designed to offer viewers a broader perspective on the world. She said she has received no opposition to the decision.
Cambridge joins a handful of other cable systems in Vermont, Ohio and Washington, D.C. to show Al-Jazeera news.
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