David Frost joins al-Jazeera TV

[acmejack]

Veteran UK broadcaster Sir David Frost is to join Arab-language TV station al-Jazeera, the network has confirmed.

Sir David is to appear on al-Jazeera International, the pan-Arab news network's new English-language channel, due to be launched next spring.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4318284.stm

[acmavm]

1. David Frost? I don't know what to think about this. He's gonna take a lot

of heat for this decision. Hope they're paying him well.

I personally think that al-Jazeera is a credible source for news and a pretty good litmus test for the way the people in the middle east feel about issues, their anger, etc.

[saracat]

2. Weren't they bought by Rupert Murdoch AKA "FOX"

[Taxloss]

3. This is quite a surprising move.

He's extremely highly respected over here across the political spectrum - I wonder what the newspapers here that call A-J "Bin Laden's broadcaster" will make of this.

[ThomWV]

4. Excellent

I look forward to hearing from him comming from the perspective of the middle east.