Qatar draws up plan to sell off al-Jazeera

[emad]

Jane Kinninmont in Doha
Wednesday April 27, 2005
The Guardian

The Gulf state of Qatar is considering privatising its satellite TV channel, al-Jazeera, because of pressure from the US and a de facto advertising boycott by Arab countries offended by its critical coverage.

Reporters at the station fear that if the channel is privatised commercial pressures could force it to tone down its coverage.

Al-Jazeera's coverage of politics has embroiled Qatar in disputes with almost all of its neighbours, including Saudi Arabia and Iran.

According to Wadah Khanfar, the station's director, the consultancy firm Ernst and Young has been hired to look into possible privatisation models, though he said no final decision had yet been taken.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1470981,00.html

[ewagner]

1. Murdoch will buy it...

he'll do anything for money......

[saigon68]

2. FAUX wiil buy it.

And put O'Leilly in a turban and dress on the air.

[blm]

3. Carlyle will buy it.

.

[emad]

4. Coulter/Falwell syndicate financed by Carlyle?

That would be the formula...

[dubyaD40web]

5. They'll put Coulter on....

in an attempt to "convert them to Christianity."

[Dover]

6. Once again the TRUE purpose of 'privatizing' is to take away the voice

of the people. PBS and/or NPR will be gutted as well.